StringFormat Binding with Apostrophe in XAML Not Working

Question

I'm working in Silverlight 4 and I'm trying to insert an apostrophe in a value that is bound to a TextBlock:

<TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat='The value is &apos;{0}&apos;'}"/>

However, I'm getting XAML parse errors even though I have tried escaping with it with \' and " to no success.

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 14 '17 at 13:03

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This will work in WPF or Silverlight.

<Grid>
    <Grid.Resources>
        <system:String x:Key="Format">The value is '{0}'</system:String>
    </Grid.Resources>

    <TextBlock Text="{Binding MyValue, StringFormat={StaticResource Format}}"/>

</Grid>

edited Sep 14 '17 at 13:03

ΩmegaMan

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answered Oct 31 '14 at 12:52

Martin

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For those who may stumble upon this because their `StringFormat` is not working in a Tab control's header; that is not a string control. One has to break out the header's content into a `TextBlock` and then use the `StringFormat`. – ΩmegaMan Sep 14 '17 at 13:07

StringFormat Binding with Apostrophe in XAML Not Working

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