How to add a comma to a custom DateTime StringFormat in WPF

Question

I have a date and time being displayed in a textblock. It currently displays "Jun. 21 2013 10:30 AM" with this code

<TextBlock
    Style="{StaticResource infoTextBlockStyle}"
    Grid.Row="0"
    Grid.Column="3"
    Text="{Binding SecureMessage.SentTime, Mode=OneWay, StringFormat={}{0:MMM. dd yyyy   h:mm:ss tt}}" />

I want it to display with a comma after the day of the month like this: "Jun. 21, 2013 10:30 AM"

Simply adding a comma after the "dd" generates an error where the trailing format strings cannot be recognized. Is there a way to add a comma to this custom StringFormat?

I'm no expert, but shouldn't you just escape the comma? (i.e. instead of dd, put dd\,) — Garrett
– Garrett, Commented Jun 21, 2013 at 16:13

LPL · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-21 16:14:57Z

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Wrap format string in single quotes

Text="{Binding StringFormat='{}{0:MMM. dd, yyyy   h:mm:ss tt}'}"

answered Jun 21, 2013 at 16:14

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Chase Over a year ago

Thanks! This worked. Escaping the comma as Garrett mentioned above also worked.

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