Migration and Interoperability

This page contains links to documents that discuss how to implement interoperation between Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications and other types of Microsoft Windows applications.

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Term Definition

WindowsFormsHost

An element that you can use to host a Windows Forms control as an element of a WPF page.

ElementHost

A Windows Forms control that you can use to host a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) control.

HwndSource

Hosts a WPF region within a Win32 application.

HwndHost

Base class for WindowsFormsHost, defines some basic functionality that all HWND-based technologies use when hosted by a WPF application. Subclass this to host a Win32 window within a WPF application.

BrowserInteropHelper

A helper class for reporting conditions of the browser environment for a WPF application that is hosted by a browser.

Term Definition

WPF and Win32 Interoperation Overview

Discusses interoperation between WPF and Win32-based components or applications.

Technology Samples-Migration and Interoperability

Samples that show how to use the Windows Forms, Win32, and WPF technologies together in hybrid applications.