ContentControl.ContentStringFormat Property

Definition

Gets or sets a composite string that specifies how to format the Content property if it is displayed as a string.

C#
[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public string ContentStringFormat { get; set; }

Property Value

A composite string that specifies how to format the Content property if it is displayed as a string.

Attributes

Examples

The following example specifies the format of DateTime objects by setting the ContentStringFormat property in a Style and applying the Style to two Label objects, which inherit from ContentControl.

XAML
<StackPanel
  xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">

  <StackPanel.Resources>
    <Style x:Key="DateLabel" TargetType="Label">
      <Setter Property="ContentStringFormat" Value="dddd – d - MMMM"/>
    </Style>
  </StackPanel.Resources>

  <!--The results when the default culture is en-US
      is March 4, 2005.-->
  <Label Style="{StaticResource DateLabel}">
    <sys:DateTime>2004/3/4 13:6:55</sys:DateTime>
  </Label>

  <Label Style="{StaticResource DateLabel}">
    <x:Static Member="sys:DateTime.Now"/>
  </Label>

</StackPanel>

Remarks

ContentStringFormat can be a predefined, composite, or custom string format. For more information about string formats, see Formatting Types. If you set the ContentTemplate or ContentTemplateSelector property of a ContentControl, the ContentStringFormat property is ignored.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9