Internet Explorer Browser Control Host OS Design Development (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

The Microsoft® Internet Explorer browser control host (SHDOCVW) exposes the WebBrowser control to software developers. The WebBrowser control provides navigation, in-place linking, and management of favorites and history to Internet browsers. The control also exposes interfaces to enable it to be hosted separately as a Microsoft ActiveX® control. Be aware that the Windows Embedded CE implementation of the WebBrowser control does not include a design-time control. This means that you must implement the control manually through the COM interfaces.

OS Design Information

The following table shows operating system design information for the Internet Explorer Browser Control Host functionality:

Concept Information

Dependencies

None

Hardware considerations

None

Modules and Components

The following table shows the components and modules that implement the Internet Explorer Browser Control Host functionality. For more information about the Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Embedded CE components and modules architecture, see Internet Explorer 6 Architecture.

Item Module Component

Browser Control Host

shdocvw

None

Browser Control Host UI

shdoclc

None

Implementation Considerations

The following table shows the Sysgen variables that control the Internet Explorer Browser Control Host functionality.

Sysgen variable Description

SYSGEN_SHDOCVW

Provides the default implementations for the browser UI. OLE control implementation providing an ActiveX interface for shell and MSHTML document viewing.

Includes WebBrowser control, context menu, and file download support.

See Also

Other Resources

Internet Explorer Embedded Browser Control Host
Internet Explorer Browser Control Host Application Development