How can I format WPFToolkit.DataGridTextColumn by full date?

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I have searched and tried many methods to format a Date of Birth column by not only Month and Day, but also taking into account the Year. I can't believe this is so difficult to do. I have created several type converters which converted a string "MM/dd/yyyy" to a DateTime, tried converting to a string without the '/' characters, and converted to a string with the year first: "yyy/MM/dd". The last one actually worked, but I can't use it since the date must be displayed in "MM/dd/yyyy" format. I can't find a way to easily implement a custon sort (ICoparable) on that single column. I also searched Stack Overflow and other sites, and I am very surprised that I could not find an answer. Your help is greatly appreciated! Here is the bit of code I have: ``` <dg:DataGrid Grid.Row="10" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Members}" Visibility="{Binding Path=ShowMemberResults, Converter={StaticResource boolTovisConverter}}" SelectionMode="Single" SelectionUnit="FullRow" HorizontalAlig…

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Bind the data using a StringFormatter:

```
 <wpfToolkit:DataGridTextColumn Header="Your Header" Binding="{Binding TheDate,StringFormat={}\{0:dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm\}}" />
```

How can I format WPFToolkit.DataGridTextColumn by full date?

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