Append text to static resource

staticresource, string-formatting, wpf, xaml

Solution

There are multiple ways to do it:

With ContentStringFormat:

<Label Content="{StaticResource Foo}" ContentStringFormat='{}{0}*'/>

With Binding with StringFormat (it only work on string properies thats why you need to use a `TextBlock` as the `Label`'s content)

<Label>
   <TextBlock 
       Text="{Binding Source={StaticResource Foo}, StringFormat='{}{0}*'}"/>
</Label>

- Or you can write a converter to append the `*`

Problem

If I have the label: ``` <Label Content="{StaticResource Foo}" /> ``` Is there a way of appending the * in xaml? I am looking for something like: ``` <Label Content="{StaticResource Foo, stringformat={0}*" /> ``` I am placing the content of my controls from a resource dictionary because the application supports multiple languages. I was wondering if I could append the * in xaml so that I do not have to create an event and then append it when that event fires. Edit: In a resource dictionary I have: ``` <ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:system="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" > <system:String x:Key="Foo">Name</system:String> </ResourceDictionary> ``` in my window I have: ( I merge the last dictionary) ``` <Label Content="{StaticResource 'Foo'}" /> ``` and that displays Name I will like the label to display Name* not just Name Maybe it will be possible to achieve that with a style.

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