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ElementHost.EnableModelessKeyboardInterop Method

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Enables a Window to receive keyboard messages correctly when it is opened modelessly from Windows Forms.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms.Integration
Assembly: WindowsFormsIntegration (in WindowsFormsIntegration.dll)

Syntax

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[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Name = "FullTrust")]
public static void EnableModelessKeyboardInterop(
	Window window
)

Parameters

window: Type: System.Windows.Window
The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) window to be opened modelessly.

Remarks

Call the EnableModelessKeyboardInterop method to forward all keyboard messages when a WPF window is opened modelessly. The EnableModelessKeyboardInterop method installs a message filter in the Windows Forms-based application. The filter forwards all keyboard messages when the modeless window is active.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Security

SecurityAction.Demand
for full trust for all callers higher in the call stack. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code.
Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

ElementHost Class

System.Windows.Forms.Integration Namespace

EnableWindowsFormsInterop

WindowsFormsHost

Other Resources

Walkthrough: Hosting a WPF Composite Control in Windows Forms

WPF and Windows Forms Interoperation

Migration and Interoperability

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