Here we will illustrate how WPF interacts with other frameworks, that is, hosting WPF content in programs of other framework (e.g., WinForms, Win32, and MFC), or hosting the content of other framework in WPF programs.
This solution consists of several projects, some of which are dynamic link libraries (DLL) and others are executable programs (EXE). Usually, the DLL is built with a Control, which can be hosted in other EXEs.
The whole solution is based on Visual Studio 2017, equipped with projects of Visual C# and Visual C++.
WPF User Control Library (.NET Framework) project based on C#. It's built with a UserControl which will be hosted in other programs.
Windows Forms Control Library (.NET Framework) project based on C#. A Windows Forms UserControl wrapped WPF User Control is built as an COM/AxtiveX. This project has demostrated how to indirectly build WPF Control as DirectX component, which can be widely used by programs of other framework.
Windows Desktop Application (Win32) project based on C++/CLI, hosting WPF Control in Win32 Application within mamaged C++ (C++/CLR).
MFC Application based on C++, hosting WPF control in MFC only with unmanaged c++, without C++/CLR.
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/wpf/advanced/walkthrough-hosting-wpf-content-in-win32
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2186829/is-it-possible-to-package-wpf-window-as-com-object
- https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/12673/Calling-Managed-NET-C-COM-Objects-from-Unmanaged-C
- https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1256/Exposing-Windows-Forms-Controls-as-ActiveX-control
- https://www.telerik.com/support/kb/winforms/details/wrapping-a-net-user-control-as-an-activex