Format values in a Datagrid

Question

Is there any way to format the values that are bound to a datagrid? For example I have the following:

Answer 1

Use the StringFormat property:

<DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Path=Date, StringFormat=d}" Header="Date" />
<DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Path=Amount, StringFormat=C}" Header="Amount" />

• Standard Numeric Format Strings
• Standard Date and Time Format Strings

Answer 2

One easiest way. here in the code below use your language code as a value of ConverterCulture. you can find your language code here

<DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Profit, ConverterCulture='gu-IN' ,StringFormat=c}" Header="Profit" Width="*" MinWidth="80" FontWeight="Normal"/>

the output will be in your local currency

for anything other than currency find stringFormat specifier here

Answer 3

If the stringformat is variable, the above solutions will not work.

<DataGrid.Resources>
    <DataTemplate x:Key="YTemplate">
        <Label Content="{Binding Y, Mode=OneWay}" ContentStringFormat="{Binding StringFormat, ElementName=Parent_UC}"/>
    </DataTemplate>
</DataGrid.Resources>
<DataGrid.Columns>
    <DataGridTemplateColumn Header="Y" Width="*" CellTemplate="{StaticResource YTemplate}"/>
</DataGrid.Columns>