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XLIMS.MVVM/Converters/DateConverter.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace XLIMS.MVVM.Converters
+{
+    [ValueConversion(typeof(DateTime), typeof(string))]
+    public class DateConverter : IValueConverter
+    {
+        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+        {
+            if (!(value is DateTime)) return string.Empty;
+            DateTime test = (DateTime)value;
+            string date = test.ToString();
+            return (date);
+        }
+
+        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+        {
+            var strValue = value.ToString();
+            DateTime resultDateTime;
+            return DateTime.TryParse(strValue, out resultDateTime) ? resultDateTime : value;
+        }
+    }
+}