Can't use apostrophe in StringFormat of a XAML binding?
I'm trying use StringFormat to insert apostrophies (apostrophe's?) around a value that is bound to a TextBlock:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}"/>
However, I get a compile error:
Names and Values in a MarkupExtension cannot contain quotes. The MarkupExtension arguments ' MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}' are not valid.
I do notice that it does work for quotes though:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is "{0}"'}"/>
Is this a bug with StringFormat?
c# wpf escaping apostrophe string-formatting
edited Nov 10 '11 at 9:37
K Mehta
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asked Oct 31 '11 at 5:45
ZodmanZodman
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I'm trying use StringFormat to insert apostrophies (apostrophe's?) around a value that is bound to a TextBlock:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}"/>
However, I get a compile error:
Names and Values in a MarkupExtension cannot contain quotes. The MarkupExtension arguments ' MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}' are not valid.
I do notice that it does work for quotes though:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is "{0}"'}"/>
Is this a bug with StringFormat?
c# wpf escaping apostrophe string-formatting
edited Nov 10 '11 at 9:37
K Mehta
7,77523566
asked Oct 31 '11 at 5:45
ZodmanZodman
1,10711327
add a comment |
I'm trying use StringFormat to insert apostrophies (apostrophe's?) around a value that is bound to a TextBlock:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}"/>
However, I get a compile error:
Names and Values in a MarkupExtension cannot contain quotes. The MarkupExtension arguments ' MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}' are not valid.
I do notice that it does work for quotes though:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is "{0}"'}"/>
Is this a bug with StringFormat?
c# wpf escaping apostrophe string-formatting
edited Nov 10 '11 at 9:37
K Mehta
7,77523566
asked Oct 31 '11 at 5:45
ZodmanZodman
1,10711327
I'm trying use StringFormat to insert apostrophies (apostrophe's?) around a value that is bound to a TextBlock:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}"/>
However, I get a compile error:
Names and Values in a MarkupExtension cannot contain quotes. The MarkupExtension arguments ' MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}' are not valid.
I do notice that it does work for quotes though:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is "{0}"'}"/>
Is this a bug with StringFormat?
c# wpf escaping apostrophe string-formatting
c# wpf escaping apostrophe string-formatting
edited Nov 10 '11 at 9:37
K Mehta
7,77523566
asked Oct 31 '11 at 5:45
ZodmanZodman
1,10711327
edited Nov 10 '11 at 9:37
K Mehta
7,77523566
asked Oct 31 '11 at 5:45
ZodmanZodman
1,10711327
edited Nov 10 '11 at 9:37
K Mehta
7,77523566
edited Nov 10 '11 at 9:37
K Mehta
7,77523566
edited Nov 10 '11 at 9:37
K Mehta
7,77523566
7,77523566
asked Oct 31 '11 at 5:45
ZodmanZodman
1,10711327
asked Oct 31 '11 at 5:45
ZodmanZodman
1,10711327
asked Oct 31 '11 at 5:45
ZodmanZodman
1,10711327
1,10711327
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I'm not sure if it's a bug, but I tested this method, and it works:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}" />
Seems like single quotes within StringFormat have to be escaped using as opposed to the traditional XML style '
answered Oct 31 '11 at 6:10
K MehtaK Mehta
7,77523566
Yep, that works for me too. whew!
– Zodman
Oct 31 '11 at 6:44
3
Unfortunately it doesn't work in Silverlight.
– Rajiv
Apr 11 '14 at 15:42
Didn't work for me in WPF
– Elo
Nov 23 '18 at 14:12
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Try to use before &apos:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}"/>
edited Oct 19 '15 at 0:12
slugster
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answered Dec 17 '12 at 10:53
AlexAlex
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This only solution worked for me : remove FallbackValue quotes (!) and then escape the special character.
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StateCaption, FallbackValue=It couldn't be more weird}" />
Even the VS2017 XAML Intellisense is lost ! it displays "It" in blue, "couldn" in red, and "be more weird" in blue... but it works.
I even tested this more complexe case, and attributes following a text with spaces and without quotes are correctly interpreted :
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StateCaption, StringFormat=It couldn't be more weird,FallbackValue=test}" />
(Tested on VS2017, Framework 4.0)
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:25
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I'm not sure if it's a bug, but I tested this method, and it works:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}" />
Seems like single quotes within StringFormat have to be escaped using as opposed to the traditional XML style '
answered Oct 31 '11 at 6:10
K MehtaK Mehta
7,77523566
Yep, that works for me too. whew!
– Zodman
Oct 31 '11 at 6:44
3
Unfortunately it doesn't work in Silverlight.
– Rajiv
Apr 11 '14 at 15:42
Didn't work for me in WPF
– Elo
Nov 23 '18 at 14:12
add a comment |
I'm not sure if it's a bug, but I tested this method, and it works:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}" />
Seems like single quotes within StringFormat have to be escaped using as opposed to the traditional XML style '
answered Oct 31 '11 at 6:10
K MehtaK Mehta
7,77523566
Yep, that works for me too. whew!
– Zodman
Oct 31 '11 at 6:44
3
Unfortunately it doesn't work in Silverlight.
– Rajiv
Apr 11 '14 at 15:42
Didn't work for me in WPF
– Elo
Nov 23 '18 at 14:12
add a comment |
I'm not sure if it's a bug, but I tested this method, and it works:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}" />
Seems like single quotes within StringFormat have to be escaped using as opposed to the traditional XML style '
answered Oct 31 '11 at 6:10
K MehtaK Mehta
7,77523566
I'm not sure if it's a bug, but I tested this method, and it works:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}" />
Seems like single quotes within StringFormat have to be escaped using as opposed to the traditional XML style '
answered Oct 31 '11 at 6:10
K MehtaK Mehta
7,77523566
answered Oct 31 '11 at 6:10
K MehtaK Mehta
7,77523566
answered Oct 31 '11 at 6:10
K MehtaK Mehta
7,77523566
answered Oct 31 '11 at 6:10
K MehtaK Mehta
7,77523566
7,77523566
Yep, that works for me too. whew!
– Zodman
Oct 31 '11 at 6:44
3
Unfortunately it doesn't work in Silverlight.
– Rajiv
Apr 11 '14 at 15:42
Didn't work for me in WPF
– Elo
Nov 23 '18 at 14:12
add a comment |
Yep, that works for me too. whew!
– Zodman
Oct 31 '11 at 6:44
3
Unfortunately it doesn't work in Silverlight.
– Rajiv
Apr 11 '14 at 15:42
Didn't work for me in WPF
– Elo
Nov 23 '18 at 14:12
Yep, that works for me too. whew!
– Zodman
Oct 31 '11 at 6:44
Yep, that works for me too. whew!
– Zodman
Oct 31 '11 at 6:44
3
3
Unfortunately it doesn't work in Silverlight.
– Rajiv
Apr 11 '14 at 15:42
Unfortunately it doesn't work in Silverlight.
– Rajiv
Apr 11 '14 at 15:42
Didn't work for me in WPF
– Elo
Nov 23 '18 at 14:12
Didn't work for me in WPF
– Elo
Nov 23 '18 at 14:12
add a comment |
Try to use before &apos:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}"/>
edited Oct 19 '15 at 0:12
slugster
42.2k1281126
answered Dec 17 '12 at 10:53
AlexAlex
352421
add a comment |
Try to use before &apos:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}"/>
edited Oct 19 '15 at 0:12
slugster
42.2k1281126
answered Dec 17 '12 at 10:53
AlexAlex
352421
add a comment |
Try to use before &apos:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}"/>
edited Oct 19 '15 at 0:12
slugster
42.2k1281126
answered Dec 17 '12 at 10:53
AlexAlex
352421
Try to use before &apos:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is '{0}''}"/>
edited Oct 19 '15 at 0:12
slugster
42.2k1281126
answered Dec 17 '12 at 10:53
AlexAlex
352421
edited Oct 19 '15 at 0:12
slugster
42.2k1281126
edited Oct 19 '15 at 0:12
slugster
42.2k1281126
edited Oct 19 '15 at 0:12
slugster
42.2k1281126
42.2k1281126
answered Dec 17 '12 at 10:53
AlexAlex
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answered Dec 17 '12 at 10:53
AlexAlex
352421
answered Dec 17 '12 at 10:53
AlexAlex
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352421
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add a comment |
This only solution worked for me : remove FallbackValue quotes (!) and then escape the special character.
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StateCaption, FallbackValue=It couldn't be more weird}" />
Even the VS2017 XAML Intellisense is lost ! it displays "It" in blue, "couldn" in red, and "be more weird" in blue... but it works.
I even tested this more complexe case, and attributes following a text with spaces and without quotes are correctly interpreted :
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StateCaption, StringFormat=It couldn't be more weird,FallbackValue=test}" />
(Tested on VS2017, Framework 4.0)
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:25
EloElo
1,0471117
add a comment |
This only solution worked for me : remove FallbackValue quotes (!) and then escape the special character.
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StateCaption, FallbackValue=It couldn't be more weird}" />
Even the VS2017 XAML Intellisense is lost ! it displays "It" in blue, "couldn" in red, and "be more weird" in blue... but it works.
I even tested this more complexe case, and attributes following a text with spaces and without quotes are correctly interpreted :
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StateCaption, StringFormat=It couldn't be more weird,FallbackValue=test}" />
(Tested on VS2017, Framework 4.0)
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:25
EloElo
1,0471117
add a comment |
This only solution worked for me : remove FallbackValue quotes (!) and then escape the special character.
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StateCaption, FallbackValue=It couldn't be more weird}" />
Even the VS2017 XAML Intellisense is lost ! it displays "It" in blue, "couldn" in red, and "be more weird" in blue... but it works.
I even tested this more complexe case, and attributes following a text with spaces and without quotes are correctly interpreted :
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StateCaption, StringFormat=It couldn't be more weird,FallbackValue=test}" />
(Tested on VS2017, Framework 4.0)
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:25
EloElo
1,0471117
This only solution worked for me : remove FallbackValue quotes (!) and then escape the special character.
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StateCaption, FallbackValue=It couldn't be more weird}" />
Even the VS2017 XAML Intellisense is lost ! it displays "It" in blue, "couldn" in red, and "be more weird" in blue... but it works.
I even tested this more complexe case, and attributes following a text with spaces and without quotes are correctly interpreted :
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StateCaption, StringFormat=It couldn't be more weird,FallbackValue=test}" />
(Tested on VS2017, Framework 4.0)
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:25
EloElo
1,0471117
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:25
EloElo
1,0471117
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:25
EloElo
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answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:25
EloElo
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1,0471117
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