Conditional formatting occurs on any placeholder that contains a pipe character (|) after the colon (:).
To invoke the Conditional Formatter explicitly use the name "conditional" or "cond". It can also be used implicitly when no name is provided.
Data Type |
Syntax |
Example |
Number (Integer, Double, etc...) |
{0:one|default} |
{0} {0:item|items} |
|
{0} {0:item|items} |
{0:no items|one item|many items} |
|
{0:negative|zero|one|default} |
{0:negative items|no items|one item|many items} |
bool |
{0:true|false} |
Enabled? {0:Yes|No} |
string |
{0:default|null or empty} |
Text: {0:{0}|No text to display} |
DateTime |
{0:before|after} (as compared to Date.Now) |
My birthday {0:was on|will be on} {0:MMMM d} |
TimeSpan |
{0:negative|positive} |
My birthday {0:was {0} ago|will be in {0} from now} |
|
{0:negative|zero|positive} |
My birthday {0:was {0} ago|is today!|will be in {0} from now} |
object |
{0:default|nothing} |
Property: {0:{0}|(Nothing)} |
Each parameter is separated by "|". The comparison is followed by a "?" and then the text. The last (default) entry does not contain a comparison nor a "?".
The following comparisons are supported:
To combine comparisons, use "&" for AND or "/" for OR.
Example Smart String |
Arguments |
Result |
{0:cond:>10?Greater Than 10|=10?Equals to 10|Less than 10} |
5 |
Less than 10 |
{Age:cond:>=55?Senior Citizen|>=30?Adult|>=18?Young Adult|>12?Teenager|>2?Child|Baby} |
new { Name = "Jim", Age = 32, Address = new { City = "New York", State = "NY" } }
|
Adult |
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