I'm getting an error in VS 2008 SP1 with WPF using the stringformat binding, is there an inherent problem with wpf in vs 2008?
Error 1 Expected ' ConstituentCrossrateGridControl.xaml 70 141 PriceViewWpfLibrary
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A:
As the error message suggests, try wrapping your StringFormat value in single quotes. For example:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StringFormat='{}{0:N}'}" />
Matt Hamilton
2010-06-11 03:38:18
But that is invalid XAML: A markup extension may not include quotes of any kind. You always get the exception "Names and Values in a markup extension cannot contain quotes."Therefore his problem is something else.
Ray Burns
2010-06-11 23:55:44
Maybe, but wrapping the StringFormat value in single quotes works fine for me, and I learned it from reading example code from Microsoft (though I don't remember where specifically).
Matt Hamilton
2010-06-13 08:03:03
A:
I believe it can only be used when the target property is of type String.
Steven
2010-06-11 03:49:04
A:
My guess is that you are opening your attribute value using a single quote but closing it using a double-quote. But that is only a guess.
Please post the referenced line of code so we can give you better feedback.
Ray Burns
2010-06-11 23:58:07
A:
Visual Studio 2008 IDE's XAML syntax parser has several bugs where it complains that certain valid XAML is invalid.
Does this method of escaping work for you?
StringFormat=\{0:N\}
Ben Gribaudo
2010-07-06 21:44:38