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| Host a Windows Forms control in WPF | Learn how to host Windows Forms controls in Windows Presentation Foundation, which already provides many controls with a rich feature set. | 03/30/2017 |
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Walkthrough: Hosting a Windows Forms Control in WPF
WPF provides many controls with a rich feature set. However, you may sometimes want to use Windows Forms controls on your WPF pages. For example, you may have a substantial investment in existing Windows Forms controls, or you may have a Windows Forms control that provides unique functionality.
This walkthrough shows you how to host a Windows Forms xref:System.Windows.Forms.MaskedTextBox?displayProperty=nameWithType control on a WPF page by using code.
For a complete code listing of the tasks shown in this walkthrough, see Hosting a Windows Forms Control in WPF Sample.
Prerequisites
You need Visual Studio to complete this walkthrough.
Hosting the Windows Forms Control
To host the MaskedTextBox control
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Create a WPF Application project named
HostingWfInWpf. -
Add references to the following assemblies.
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WindowsFormsIntegration
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System.Windows.Forms
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Open MainWindow.xaml in the WPF Designer.
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Name the xref:System.Windows.Controls.Grid element
grid1.[!code-xamlHostingWfInWPF#1]
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In Design view or XAML view, select the xref:System.Windows.Window element.
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In the Properties window, click the Events tab.
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Double-click the xref:System.Windows.FrameworkElement.Loaded event.
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Insert the following code to handle the xref:System.Windows.FrameworkElement.Loaded event.
[!code-csharpHostingWfInWPF#10] [!code-vbHostingWfInWPF#10]
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At the top of the file, add the following
Importsorusingstatement.[!code-csharpHostingWfInWPF#11] [!code-vbHostingWfInWPF#11]
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Press F5 to build and run the application.
See also
- xref:System.Windows.Forms.Integration.ElementHost
- xref:System.Windows.Forms.Integration.WindowsFormsHost
- Design XAML in Visual Studio
- Walkthrough: Hosting a Windows Forms Control in WPF by Using XAML
- Walkthrough: Hosting a Windows Forms Composite Control in WPF
- Walkthrough: Hosting a WPF Composite Control in Windows Forms
- Windows Forms Controls and Equivalent WPF Controls
- Hosting a Windows Forms Control in WPF Sample