How to host windows forms control in WPF?

Ram M

5y900

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Rajanikant Hawaldar5y ago
Accepted answer
Hello Rammohan, Create wpf application then add references System.Windows.Forms, WindowsFormsIntegration and System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization dlls.

XAML Code:
"HostWinformContolInWPF.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:HostWinformContolInWPF" xmlns:winformchart="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting;assembly=System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization"
        mc:Ignorable="d"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">


            "Chart" Dock="Fill">

                    "series" ChartType="Line"/>
C# Code:
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting;
namespace HostWinformContolInWPF
{
    public partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            var graphicValues = new Dictionary<int, double>();
            for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
            {
                graphicValues.Add(i, 10 * i);
            }
            Chart.DataSource = graphicValues;
            Chart.Series["series"].XValueMember = "Key";
            Chart.Series["series"].YValueMembers = "Value";
        }
    }
}
Shweta Lodha5y ago
In c# you can do like this:
WindowsFormsHost host = new WindowsFormsHost();
winFormControlNamespace:WinformControl1 myControl = new winFormControlNamespace:WinformControl1();
host.Children.Add(myControl);

// Add control to the WPF element
this.grid1.Children.Add(host);
If you want a solution in XAML then here is the code:
<Grid x:Name='grid1'>
<WindowsFormsHost Name="wfh" DockPanel.Dock="Top" Height="300">
:WinformControl1 Name="myControl"/> WindowsFormsHost>
Grid>
Sachin Singh5y ago
using code , follow below steps.
Add references to the following assemblies.

WindowsFormsIntegration

System.Windows.Forms

using System.Windows.Forms;
In the window_Loaded event , you can use any windows control
private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)

{

    // Create the interop host control.

    System.Windows.Forms.Integration.WindowsFormsHost host =

        new System.Windows.Forms.Integration.WindowsFormsHost();



    // Create the MaskedTextBox control.

    MaskedTextBox mtbDate = new MaskedTextBox("00/00/0000");



    // Assign the MaskedTextBox control as the host control's child.

    host.Child = mtbDate;



    // Add the interop host control to the Grid

    // control's collection of child controls.

    this.grid1.Children.Add(host);

}