StringFormat in wp7?

Question

Is there a way to combine static text AND binding in one TextBlock? Because StringFormat don\'t work in windows phone 7. I try

Answer 1

WP7 uses Silverlight 3. So, you don't get StringFormat. Use IValueConverter instead.

Answer 2

Actually if you can change your viewmodel and do the formatting in a property you will get much better performance than relying on an IValueConverter.

I use a pattern along these lines to still give me property change notifications

string _value;
public string Value { get { return _value; } set { _value = value; NotifyPropertyChanged("Value"); NotifyPropertyChanged("ValueFormatted"); } }
public string ValueFormatted { get { return "Static Text: " + _value; } }