Binding.StringFormat does not adhere to CultureInfo.CurrentCulture
I am having a strange format with a currency issue when using data binding on a Windows phone.
I checked CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.NumberFormat.CurrencySymbol
and this£
When I do string.Format("{0:C}", 30.30)
, it renders correctly as well £30.30
.
So why does the following code generate $30.30
when using data binding?
Binding binding1 = new Binding(somePropertyName);
binding1.StringFormat = "{0:C}";
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I'm not familiar with the Windows SDK, but in WPF, StringFormat bindings are controlled using the Language property , rather than the current thread culture information. You can set it at the page level and all children will use the same language.
This illustrates how a language property changes the binding behavior regardless of the current thread:
<StackPanel Language="nb-NO">
<Slider Name="slider" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ElementName=slider, Path=Value, StringFormat=C2}" />
<TextBlock Language="en-US" Text="{Binding ElementName=slider, Path=Value, StringFormat=C2}" />
</StackPanel>
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