Using Windows Forms in WPF Application

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I have a windows forms vb.net project.
I want the same project in wpf. Can I use the windows forms in wpf application?
If yes then how?

Posted 1-Jul-13 7:05am

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Thomas Daniels · Answer 1 · 2013-07-01T07:14:00

Solution 1

Hi,

You can use a WindowsFormsHost to host a Windows Forms control on a WPF form.
First, add a reference to WindowsFormsIntegration.dll and then use a WindowsFormsHost:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.integration.windowsformshost.aspx[^]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms742875.aspx[^]
But you can't convert a Windows Forms application to a WPF application, unless you convert it manually, because WPF and Windows Forms are very different.

Hope this helps.

Posted 1-Jul-13 7:14am

Thomas Daniels

Updated 1-Jul-13 7:16am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Jul-13 13:26pm

5ed. I added just one good reference as I usually do, please see.
—SA

Thomas Daniels 1-Jul-13 13:27pm

Thank you!

Espen Harlinn 2-Jul-13 10:40am

5'ed!

Thomas Daniels 2-Jul-13 12:15pm

Thank you!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 2 · 2013-07-01T07:26:00

Solution 2

In addition to Solution 1: use this Microsoft walkthrough article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms751761.aspx[^].

But first of all, consider using either WPF along or Forms along. These two libraries have very different nature, one using DirectX and having very little to do with Windows, another one fully based on Windows API and GDI+; interop between them is extremely complex.

—SA

Posted 1-Jul-13 7:26am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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Thomas Daniels 1-Jul-13 13:27pm

Good answer, my 5!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Jul-13 13:27pm

Thank you.
—SA

Espen Harlinn 2-Jul-13 10:41am

5'ed!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 2-Jul-13 11:31am

Thank you, Espen.
—SA