Question

Is it possible to bind an additional resource string to another attribute within a control. I already have one attribute bound to a resource but also need another. I can’t see a way of doing it as I would need an extra DataContext but oviously can only have one.

The additional attribute I need to bind to is Content within the hyperlink control.

The xaml file is as follows:-

<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication1.Page'     xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation'      xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'      xmlns:mystuff='clr-namespace:my.assembly.name;assembly=my.assembly.name'     Width='100' Height='100'>      <UserControl.Resources>         <mystuff:TxtResConv x:Key='TxtResConv' />         <mystuff:TxtResPar x:Key='LabelTitle' ResourceUri='LabelTitle' DefaultValue='default label title' />         <mystuff:TxtResPar x:Key='LinkURL' ResourceUri='LinkURL'  DefaultValue='default label title' />     </UserControl.Resources>     <Grid x:Name='LayoutRoot' Background='White'>             <HyperlinkButton DataContext='{StaticResource LinkURL}' x:Name='HyperLink1' Content='NEED TO ADD RESOURCE STRING LABELTITLE HERE !!' NavigateUri='{Binding Mode=OneWay,Converter={StaticResource TxtResConv}}'></HyperlinkButton>                 </Grid> </UserControl> 

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You use the Binding syntax to bind to the Content property in the same way you bind to the NavigateUri property. If it comes from a different source than LinkUri then you specify that in the binding syntax Source property:

Content='{Binding Source={StaticResource LabelTitle},                    Converter={StaticResource TxtResConv}}'