Where to set the Converter for items of a collection in XAML

I just made my first converter to convert from int to string. I have a combobox fill with integers(years) but if the value is 0 I want the combobox 开发者_如何学运维to show 'All'.

This is my converter:

public class IntToString : IValueConverter
{
     public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            if (value != null)
            {
                int intY = (int)value;

                if (intY == 0)
                {
                    String strY = "All";
                    return strY;
                }
                else
                {
                    return intY.ToString();
                }
            }

            return String.Empty;
        }

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {

        }
    }

In XAML where should I set the converter ? I tried in the ItemsSource of the combobox:

ItemsSource="{Binding YearsCollection, Converter={StaticResource intToStringYearConverter}}"

But I always get InvalidcastException on this line:

int intY = (int)value;

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The problem is that you are trying to convert the entire collection rather than just one item from the collection.

You would want to do something like this:

<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding YearsCollection}">
    <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
             <Border DataContext="{Binding Converter={StaticResource intToStringYearConverter}">
             ...
             </Border>
        </DataTemplate>
    </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>

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You can't use the converter like this, converter in ItemsSource is supposed to convert whole collection, not individual items. The collection object can't be cast to integer, so you get the exception.

You have to use DataTemplate and apply the converter on individual items.

Or - if all you need is cast to int - you could use ItemStringFormat.

Also, for setting the default message when the source is null, you can use TargetNullValue property of a Binding.