StringFormat in wp7?

Question

Is there a way to combine static text AND binding in one TextBlock? Because StringFormat don't work in windows phone 7. I try

<TextBlock Text="{Binding strAudioArtistName, StringFormat=StaticText: {0}}"/>

but don't work....

Thank

Answer 1

Actually if you can change your viewmodel and do the formatting in a property you will get much better performance than relying on an IValueConverter.

I use a pattern along these lines to still give me property change notifications

string _value;
public string Value { get { return _value; } set { _value = value; NotifyPropertyChanged("Value"); NotifyPropertyChanged("ValueFormatted"); } }
public string ValueFormatted { get { return "Static Text: " + _value; } }