GroupStyle.HeaderStringFormat Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Gets or sets a composite string that specifies how to format the header if it is displayed as a string.

C#

public string HeaderStringFormat { get; set; }

Property Value

String

A composite string that specifies how to format the header if it is displayed as a string.

Examples

The following example creates a ListBox that groups a collection of items by price range. The converter, GroupByPrice, returns an integer value that is above each item's price. For example, if an item's price is between 0 and 100, the converter returns 100. The example uses the HeaderStringFormat to create a string that includes the upper limit for each price range. For example, in the United States, items that are under 100 dollars are grouped under a heading that says "Items under $100".

XAML

<StackPanel>
  <StackPanel.Resources>

      <src:ItemsForSale x:Key="MyData"/>
      <src:GroupByPrice x:Key="GroupByPrice"/>
  
      <CollectionViewSource x:Key="PriceGroup" Source="{StaticResource MyData}">
      
        <CollectionViewSource.GroupDescriptions>
          <PropertyGroupDescription PropertyName="Price"
                                    Converter="{StaticResource GroupByPrice}"/>
      </CollectionViewSource.GroupDescriptions>
    </CollectionViewSource>
  </StackPanel.Resources>
  
  <ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource PriceGroup}}"
           DisplayMemberPath="Description">
    <ListBox.GroupStyle>
      <GroupStyle HeaderStringFormat="Items under {0:c}"/>
    </ListBox.GroupStyle>
  </ListBox>
</StackPanel>

The following example shows the GroupByPrice class, the PurchaseItem class, and the collection that the ListBox is bound to.

C#

// The converter to group the items.
public class GroupByPrice : IValueConverter
{
    public object Convert(object value,
                          Type targetType,
                          object parameter,
                          System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
    {

        if (!(value is double))
        {
            return null;
        }

        double itemPrice = (double)value;

        if (itemPrice < 100)
        {
            return 100;
        }

        if (itemPrice < 250)
        {
            return 250;
        }

        if (itemPrice < 500)
        {
            return 500;
        }

        return 1000;
    }

    public object ConvertBack(object value,
                              Type targetType,
                              object parameter,
                              System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
    {
        throw new NotImplementedException();
    }
}

// The type of objects that are added to the ItemsControl.
public class PurchaseItem 
{
    public string Description { get; set; }
    public double Price { get; set; }
    public DateTime OfferExpires { get; set; }

    public PurchaseItem()
    {
    }

    public PurchaseItem(string desc, double price, DateTime endDate)
    {
        Description = desc;
        Price = price;
        OfferExpires = endDate;
    }

    public override string ToString()
    {
        return String.Format("{0}, {1:c}, {2:D}", Description, Price, OfferExpires);
    }
}

// The source of the ItemsControl.
public class ItemsForSale : ObservableCollection<PurchaseItem>
{

    public ItemsForSale()
    {
        Add((new PurchaseItem("Snowboard and bindings", 120, new DateTime(2009, 1, 1))));
        Add((new PurchaseItem("Inside C#, second edition", 10, new DateTime(2009, 2, 2))));
        Add((new PurchaseItem("Laptop - only 1 year old", 499.99, new DateTime(2009, 2, 28))));
        Add((new PurchaseItem("Set of 6 chairs", 120, new DateTime(2009, 2, 28))));
        Add((new PurchaseItem("My DVD Collection", 15, new DateTime(2009, 1, 1))));
        Add((new PurchaseItem("TV Drama Series", 39.985, new DateTime(2009, 1, 1))));
        Add((new PurchaseItem("Squash racket", 60, new DateTime(2009, 2, 28))));
    }
}

Remarks

HeaderStringFormat can be a predefined, composite, or custom string format. For more information about string formats, see Formatting Types. If you set the HeaderTemplate or HeaderTemplateSelector property of a GroupStyle, the HeaderStringFormat property is ignored.

Applies to