Metro (Windows Store App) DateTime Format in XAML

Question

I haf a DateTime Property. This is Bound to a Textbox with

<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Text="{Binding StartDateString, Mode=TwoWay}" x:Name="date" />

In WPF it was possible to format the DateTime Output with the following syntax

<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Text="{Binding StartDateString, FormatString="dd.mm.yyyy" Mode=TwoWay}" x:Name="date" />

In the Metro Apps (winrt ... Windows Store Apps... how it is called now?), the FormatString property is not possible.

Is there another way to do the format in the xaml file?

Answer 1

You're right. There isn't a FormatString parameter in WinRT. You should probably use a value converter. Here's a link to one that should do what you want:

http://blogs.u2u.be/diederik/post/2012/03/19/A-StringFormat-converter-for-Windows-8-Metro.aspx