Label ContentStringFormat with new line

Question

I try to add new line inside Label ContentStringFormat:

Content="{Binding Path=(my:MyData.Files)}"
ContentStringFormat="{}Number of files:\n {0:#,0}"

Any suggestions ?

Answer 1

You can't use C# escape characters in XAML code. For XAML there are other possibilities:

• HEX represenation of CR/LF 
 (or just line feed 
):

  ContentStringFormat="{}Number of files: 
 {0:#,0}"

• Bind to string that initially contains new line charachters where you need them

• Use multibinding with Environment.NewLine

  <MultiBinding StringFormat="{}{0}{2}{1}" Mode="OneWay">
      <Binding Path="Property0" />
      <Binding Path="Property1" />
      <Binding Source="{x:Static System:Environment.NewLine}"/>
  </MultiBinding>