Metro (Windows Store App) DateTime Format in XAML - winrt-xaml

I haf a DateTime Property.
This is Bound to a Textbox with
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Text="{Binding StartDateString, Mode=TwoWay}" x:Name="date" />
In WPF it was possible to format the DateTime Output with the following syntax
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Text="{Binding StartDateString, FormatString="dd.mm.yyyy" Mode=TwoWay}" x:Name="date" />
In the Metro Apps (winrt ... Windows Store Apps... how it is called now?), the FormatString property is not possible.
Is there another way to do the format in the xaml file?

You're right. There isn't a FormatString parameter in WinRT. You should probably use a value converter. Here's a link to one that should do what you want:
http://blogs.u2u.be/diederik/post/2012/03/19/A-StringFormat-converter-for-Windows-8-Metro.aspx

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Yes, it is the case as you said. Thanks for your support and feedback for maui.
I have created a new issue about this problem.
You can follow it up here: https://github.com/dotnet/maui/issues/9567.
Have a nice day.
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The button is not visible

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I have set IsEnabled to true and visibility to visible but I am not able to solve the problem.
Also I have tried to click in the place where it should be the button but nothing happens.
This happens when I debug in local machine and when I debug in a emulator of windows phone 10.
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BTW using hardcoded margins to setup the user interface is probably not a good idea. Use for example the Grid with columns and rows instead of margins.

Wide Windows phone? What view is this?

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Ive never seen it before, have no idea how I did it and would LOVE to know how to undo it.
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xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:phone="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Controls;assembly=Microsoft.Phone"
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Sometimes the Blend or Visual Studio 2012/2013 Designer can go wacky like that. You can do one of two things:
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Shut down and reopen Visual Studio
Usually the first option fixes it for me, but the second one always does.
Happy coding!

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try this code ...
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I have the following problem. I keep getting 'ToolTip' cannot have a logical or visual parent error when i try to style tooltip for the toggle button. What went wrong? When i take out the tooltip control under ToggleButton.ToolTip it works !
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