data binding - WPF: Display a bool value as "Yes" / "No"

Question

I have a bool value that I need to display as "Yes" or "No" in a TextBlock. I am trying to do this with a StringFormat, but my StringFormat is ignored and the TextBlock displays "True" or "False".

<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=MyBoolValue, StringFormat='{}{0:Yes;;No}'}" />

Is there something wrong with my syntax, or is this type of StringFormat not supported?

I know I can use a ValueConverter to accomplish this, but the StringFormat solution seems more elegant (if it worked).

Answer 1

You can also use this great value converter

Then you declare in XAML something like this:

<local:BoolToStringConverter x:Key="BooleanToStringConverter" FalseValue="No" TrueValue="Yes" />

And you can use it like this:

<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=MyBoolValue, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToStringConverter}}" />