Question

Im using the Datepicker control to get a date and display it in a Textblock in WP7. I want it to only show the date and not the time. The Datepicker only shows the date, but when I want to show it in the TextBlock it shows both date and time. I use databinding to set the date in the Datepicker:

public class Task
{
    public DateTime Date { get; set; }
    public Task()
    {
        Date = DateTime.Now;
    }
}

XAML:

<toolkit:DatePicker Value="{Binding Mode=TwoWay, Path=Date}" FlowDirection="RightToLeft" />
<TextBlock x:Name="TxbTaskDate" Text="{Binding Date}" />

How do I get the TextBlock to only show the date and not time?

Answer 1

You should add a StringFormat

<TextBlock x:Name="TxbTaskDate" 
           Text="{Binding Date, StringFormat='{}{0:dd.MM.yyyy}'}" />