Windows.UI.Xaml.Data.Binding.Converter

-description

Gets or sets the converter object that is called by the binding engine to modify the data as it is passed between the source and target, or vice versa.

-xaml-syntax

<Binding Converter="converterReference"/>

-xaml-values

converterReference

converterReferenceA reference to an existing object that implements IValueConverter and functions as a converter. Typically the object is created in a ResourceDictionary and given a key, then referenced by using the {StaticResource} markup extension. For example: <Binding Converter="{StaticResource myConverter}" .../>

## -property-value The [IValueConverter](ivalueconverter.md) object that modifies the data.

-remarks

Create a converter by implementing the IValueConverter interface and implementing the Convert method. That method should return an object that is of the same type as the dependency property that the binding targets, or at least a type that can be implicitly coerced or converted to the target type.

-examples

To use your converter in a binding, first create an instance of your converter class. The following example shows this as a resource in a XAML file.

[!code-xamlConverterResource]

[!code-xamlSetConverter]

[!code-csharp1]

[!code-vb1]

-see-also

XAML data binding sample, Data binding in depth b4f1-6caf-4128-a61a-4e400b149011)