How to hide a stringformat when data is not present.Consider this sample
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Amount, StringFormat=Total: {0:C}}" />
in this case if Amount is null,Then it will show just Total:.How to hide this if Amount is null or empty
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biju
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What are we considering? – linuxuser27 Sep 15 '10 at 18:23
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You either have to implement some sort of value converter (Example) or consider using the TargetNullValue property on the binding (Example)
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"TargetNullValue" is what i was looking for.I ended up with this and it worked like a charm
<TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Top"
Text="{Binding Path=TotalMonths,
TargetNullValue={x:Static System:String.Empty},
StringFormat=Total: {0:C}}" />
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16Seems like you should give credit to rudigrobler and update your original post with these details. – jpierson Nov 25 '12 at 06:17
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5Don't forget to add this namespace: xmlns:System="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib" – DeveloperDan Feb 15 '13 at 21:59
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There's not much to work with here, but you can achieve something like this with:
- DataTrigger
- ValueConverter
- EventHandling in Code-Behind
- Binding on a (dependency-)property in a ViewModel encapsulating your business classes
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I solved it using a value converter..but still helps to know any alternative approach...BTW cant handle in my business class since i am using datatables – biju Oct 14 '10 at 13:01