Setparent() call without docking

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I am working on a c++ mfc application which requires to open a c# form, where c# form should be the child of the c++ application. I passed the parent handle to the c# application.

What I have tried:

I tried to set the handle as parent using SetParent()(win32).The response is success but the c# form got embedded to the parent c++ application window. And also I cant access the form, where it look like it got freezed.

I appreciate any advice.

Posted 29-May-20 2:27am

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Updated 29-May-20 3:51am

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Richard MacCutchan 29-May-20 9:23am

Given the different architecture of these two systems, it is unlikely you will get it to work. What problem are you actually trying to solve, and why does it need the C# form to be a child of the C++ Window?

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2020-05-29T03:52:00

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I tried to set the handle as parent using SetParent()(win32).The response is success but the c# form got embedded to the parent c++ application window.

Yeah, SetParent is going to move the form to the container control you're setting it to. That's what SetParent does.

It seems you're trying to do something different from that, like setting your window as the OWNER of the C# form, perhaps? Owner and Parent are two different concepts.