Having hardcoded text with a binding in a TextBlock
There is, if you are on .Net 3.5 SP1
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Artist.Fans.Count, StringFormat='Number of Fans: {0}'}" />
In using the above approach:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path="Artist.Fans.Count, StringFormat='Number of Fans: {0}'}" />I found it somewhat restrictive in that I couldn't find a way to bold face inside the StringFormat nor could I use an apostrophe in the StringFormat.
Instead I went with this approach, which worked better for me:
<TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap"> <Run>The value</Run> <Run Text="{Binding Path=MyProperty1, Mode=OneWay}" FontWeight="Bold" /> <Run>was invalid. Please enter it with the format... </Run> <LineBreak/><LineBreak/> <Run>Here is another value in the program</Run> <Run Text="{Binding Path=MyProperty2, Mode=OneWay}" FontWeight="Bold" /></TextBlock>
Use Binding.StringFormat:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Artist.Fans.Count, StringFormat='Number of Fans: {0}'}"/>