I got a static class like the following:
public static class Lang { public static string GetString(string name) { //CODE } } Now i want to access this static function within xaml as a binding. Is there such a way for example:
<Label Content="{Binding Path="{x:static lang:Lang.GetString, Parameters={parameter1}}"/> Or is it necessary to create a ObjectDataProvider for each possible parameter?
Hope someone is able to help me. Thanks in advance!
First, create a converter which return the translated string:
public class LanguageConverter : IValueConverter { public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) { if (parameter == null) return string.Empty; if (parameter is string) return Resources.ResourceManager.GetString((string)parameter); else return string.Empty; } public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) { throw new NotImplementedException(); } } then use it into XAML:
<Window.Resources> <local:LanguageConverter x:Key="LangConverter" /> </Window.Resources> <Label Content="{Binding Converter={StaticResource LangConverter}, ConverterParameter=ResourceKey}"/> The right way would be to go the objectdataprovider route. Although if you are just binding to text rather than use a label, I would use a textblock.
<ObjectDataProvider x:Key="yourStaticData" ObjectType="{x:Type lang:Lang}" MethodName="GetString" > <ObjectDataProvider.MethodParameters> <s:String>Parameter1</s:String> </ObjectDataProvider.MethodParameters> </ObjectDataProvider> <TextBlock Text={Binding Source={StaticResource yourStaticData}}/> 
