6502bench/CommonWPF/ListToStringConverter.cs

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Data;

namespace CommonWPF {
    /// <summary>
    /// Converts a List&lt;string&gt; to a multi-line string, suitable for presentation
    /// in a TextBlock or other UI element.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// https://stackoverflow.com/a/345515/294248
    ///
    /// In XAML, reference with:
    ///   xmlns:common="clr-namespace:CommonWPF;assembly=CommonWPF"
    /// </remarks>
    [ValueConversion(typeof(List<string>), typeof(string))]
    public class ListToStringConverter : IValueConverter {
        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) {
            if (targetType != typeof(string)) {
                Debug.WriteLine("Invalid targetType for string conversion");
                return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
            }

            return string.Join("\r\n", ((List<string>)value).ToArray());
        }

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter,
                CultureInfo culture) {
            return DependencyProperty.UnsetValue;
        }
    }
}