How to bind the Binding.Converter property?

Question

I want bind to the Converter property rather than use {StaticResource ResourceKey} for its value.

Actually, I have a ListView with custom UserControl as ItemTemplate. Items use a ItemConverter : IValueConverter for binding. When I declare my converter in UserControl.Resources, an instance of ItemConverter gets created for every list item, which is absolutely unnecessary. I'd like to create a single converter instance and pass it to every item, so I can do the following inside my usercontrol:

<!-- not working -->
<TextBlock 
    Text="{Binding Converter={Binding something}}"
    Foreground="Black"
    FontSize="40"
    />

Is it possible to do that somehow in a Universal Store Application for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1? Any ideas how to avoid doing this altogether?

I have found some outdated projects that are not compatible with universal apps:

• 18 Sep 2012: Bindable Converter, Converter Parameter and StringFormat
• 2 Jul 2013: Bindable Converter Parameter

Is there something like that for universal apps?

Answer 1

The feature in question is not available at the moment for Universal Store Projects for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1.