WPF StringFormat on a Run component uses wrong culture

Question

I have a DateTime property bound to the Text property of a Run element using a StringFormat for ShortDate (StringFormat=d), but it's using en-US culture instead of the system culture (pt-BR). My code looks like this:

<TextBlock>
     Next date
     <LineBreak />
     <Run Text="{Binding Date, StringFormat=d}" FontWeight="Bold" />
</TextBlock>

I used the code from this link to override the culture for all my components.

Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo("en-IN");
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo("en-IN");
FrameworkElement.LanguageProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(FrameworkElement), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(
            XmlLanguage.GetLanguage(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.IetfLanguageTag)));

It does work for some components, but it didn't work for that Date format.

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 19 '18 at 14:33

Also override the metadata for Run elements:

FrameworkElement.LanguageProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(Run), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(
    XmlLanguage.GetLanguage(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.IetfLanguageTag)));

Or set the Language property explicitly:

<Run Text="{Binding Date, StringFormat=d}" Language="en-IN" FontWeight="Bold" />

A Run is not a FrameworkElement.

WPF StringFormat on a Run component uses wrong culture

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