Very good way of formatting data. To implement the interface System.Windows.Data.IValueConverter

Here is a very good way of formatting data in Silverlight.

 

1. Firstly, you need to implement the interface System.Windows.Data.IValueConverter. The example is to show how to convert a number to percentage.

 

namespace FinancePCFlowTool.cs { public class PercentConverter : System.Windows.Data.IValueConverter { public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) { if (value == null) value = 0; return string.Format("{0:N0}%", (double)value * 100); } public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) { if (value == null) return 0; else return double.Parse(value.ToString().Trim('%')); } } }

 

2. After creating this class, you need to add a instance to application resources.

 

<Application xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" x:Class="FinancePCFlowTool.App" xmlns:cs="clr-namespace:FinancePCFlowTool.cs" > <Application.Resources> <cs:PercentConverter x:Key="PercentConverter" /> </Application.Resources> </Application>

 

3. now you can use it when binding to the data.

 

<sdk:DataGridTextColumn Header="Consumer %" IsReadOnly="True" CanUserSort="False" CanUserReorder="False" Binding="{Binding ConumserPercent,Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource PercentConverter}}" />

 

COOL!!! Is it?