ItemsControl.ItemStringFormat Property
Definition
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Gets or sets a composite string that specifies how to format the items in the ItemsControl if they are displayed as strings.
public:
property System::String ^ ItemStringFormat { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public string ItemStringFormat { get; set; }
[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)>]
member this.ItemStringFormat : string with get, set
Public Property ItemStringFormat As String
Property Value
A composite string that specifies how to format the items in the ItemsControl if they are displayed as strings.
- Attributes
Examples
The following example uses the ItemStringFormat to specify the format of a list of DateTime objects.
<ListBox xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
ItemStringFormat="MMMM d, yyyy">
<sys:DateTime>2004/3/4</sys:DateTime>
<sys:DateTime>2004/8/9</sys:DateTime>
<sys:DateTime>2005/10/14</sys:DateTime>
<sys:DateTime>2005/4/8</sys:DateTime>
</ListBox>
<!--The results when the default culture is en-US:
March 4, 2004
August 9, 2004
October 14, 2005,
April 8, 2005-->
Remarks
ItemStringFormat can be a predefined, composite, or custom string format. For more information about string formats, see Formatting Types. If you set the ItemTemplate or ItemTemplateSelector of a ItemsControl, the ItemStringFormat property is ignored.