WPF resource of integer type

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Hi,

i am new to WPF and i trying to study by myself. I came across resource and i want to ask a simple (may be a dumb ) question.. I have created a resource like this

XML

<Window.Resources>
        <sys:String x:Key="strHelloWorld">Hello, world!</sys:String>
        <sys:Int16 x:Key="intKey">34</sys:Int16>
    </Window.Resources>

I am trying to display using the key value like this

XML

<StackPanel Margin="10">
     <TextBlock Text="{StaticResource strHelloWorld}" FontSize="56" />
     <TextBlock>Just another "<TextBlock Text="{StaticResource strHelloWorld}" />"  example, but with resources!</TextBlock>
 </StackPanel>

I was able to display the string type property without fail, but how can i display the int resource in a text block or is it possible ???

I was able to do this using label... like this

XML

<Label Content="{StaticResource intKey}"></Label>

Thanks in advance

Posted 13-Mar-14 20:16pm

Arjun Menon U.K

Updated 13-Mar-14 20:18pm

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Matt T Heffron · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-14T07:42:00

You can't do it directly since the TextBlock.Text wants a string, not an Int16.
The Label works because the type of the Content property is object so it's ContentPresenter will automatically call .ToString() if necessary.
There's nothing in the TextBlock to do the conversion.
You can use the StringFormat property of the binding to make it work:

XML

<TextBlock Text="{StaticResource strHelloWorld, StringFormat={0}}" FontSize="56" />