Need to format dates in dynamically built WPF DataGrid

Question

We are binding an unknown result set to a WPF DataGrid at run time. Some of our columns are going to contain DateTime values and we need to properly format these date time

Answer 1

I would use a DataTemplate with a DataType of Date or DateTime (depending on which it will come through as). Place a TextBlock in the DataTemplate with a StringFormat in the binding.

Something like this should work (untested)

<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type DateTime}">
    <TextBlock Text="{Binding StringFormat={0:d}}"  />
</DataTemplate>

Or if you want it to apply just in the Grid

<wpfToolkit:DataGrid>
    <wpfToolkit:DataGrid.Resources>
        <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type DateTime}">
            <TextBlock Text="{Binding StringFormat={0:d}}"  />
        </DataTemplate>
    </wpfToolkit:DataGrid.Resources>
    ...
</wpfToolkit:DataGrid>

Answer 2

dataGridTextColumn.Binding.StringFormat = "{0:dd/MM/yyyy}";

worked beautifuly