IValueConverter.Convert method

Object^ Convert(
  Object^ value, 
  TypeName targetType, 
  Object^ parameter, 
  String^ language
)

//
// MainPage.xaml.h
// Declaration of the MainPage class.
// 

#pragma once

#include "MainPage.g.h"

namespace IValueConverterExample
{

    // Simple business object.
    [Windows::UI::Xaml::Data::Bindable]
    public ref class Recording sealed 
    {
    public: 
        Recording (Platform::String^ artistName, Platform::String^ cdName, Windows::Foundation::DateTime release)
        {
            Artist = artistName;
            Name = cdName;
            ReleaseDate = release;
        }
        property Platform::String^ Artist;
        property Platform::String^ Name;
        property Windows::Foundation::DateTime ReleaseDate;
    };

    public ref class DateFormatter  sealed : Windows::UI::Xaml::Data::IValueConverter 
    {
        // This converts the DateTime object to the Platform::String^ to display.
    public:
        virtual Platform::Object^ Convert(Platform::Object^ value, Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName targetType, 
            Platform::Object^ parameter, Platform::String^ language)
        {
            Windows::Foundation::DateTime dt = safe_cast<Windows::Foundation::DateTime>(value); 
            Windows::Globalization::DateTimeFormatting::DateTimeFormatter^ dtf =
                Windows::Globalization::DateTimeFormatting::DateTimeFormatter::ShortDate;
            return dtf->Format(dt); 
        }

        // No need to implement converting back on a one-way binding 
        virtual Platform::Object^ ConvertBack(Platform::Object^ value, Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName targetType, 
            Platform::Object^ parameter, Platform::String^ language)
        {
            throw ref new Platform::NotImplementedException();
        }
    };

    /// <summary>
    /// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
    /// </summary>
    public ref class MainPage sealed
    {
    public:
        MainPage()
        {    
            m_myMusic = ref new Platform::Collections::Vector<Recording^>();

            // Add items to the collection.

            // You can use a Calendar object to create a Windows::Foundation::DateTime
            auto c = ref new Windows::Globalization::Calendar();
            c->Year = 2008;
            c->Month = 2;
            c->Day = 5;
            m_myMusic->Append(ref new Recording("Chris Sells", "Chris Sells Live",
                c->GetDateTime()));

            c->Year = 2007;
            c->Month = 4;
            c->Day = 3;
            m_myMusic->Append(ref new Recording("Luka Abrus",
                "The Road to Redmond", c->GetDateTime()));
            
            c->Year = 2007;
            c->Month = 2;
            c->Day = 3;
            m_myMusic->Append(ref new Recording("Jim Hance",
                "The Best of Jim Hance", dt));
            InitializeComponent();

            // Set the data context for the combo box.
            MusicCombo->DataContext = m_myMusic;    
        }


    protected:
        virtual void OnNavigatedTo(Windows::UI::Xaml::Navigation::NavigationEventArgs^ e) override;

    private:
        Windows::Foundation::Collections::IVector<Recording^>^ m_myMusic;
    };
}