Migration and Interoperability

This page contains links to documents that discuss how to implement interoperation between Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications and other types of Microsoft Windows applications.

In This Section

• WPF and Win32 Interoperation Overview

• Sharing Message Loops Between Win32 and WPF

• Tutorial: Create a Win32 Application Hosting WPF Content

• Tutorial: Create a WPF Application Hosting Win32 Content

• WPF Interoperation: ''Airspace'' and Window Regions Overview

• Windows Forms and WPF Interoperability Input Architecture

• Layout Considerations for the WindowsFormsHost Element

• Windows Forms and WPF Property Mapping

• Supported Scenarios in Windows Presentation Foundation and Windows Forms Interoperation

• Windows Forms Controls and Equivalent WPF Controls

• Troubleshooting Hybrid Applications

• Migration and Interoperability How-to Topics

Reference

Term	Definition
WindowsFormsHost	An element that you can use to host a Windows Forms control as an element of a WPF page.
ElementHost	A Windows Forms control that you can use to host a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) control.
HwndSource	Hosts a WPF region within a Win32 application.
HwndHost	Base class for WindowsFormsHost, defines some basic functionality that all HWND-based technologies use when hosted by a WPF application. Subclass this to host a Win32 window within a WPF application.
BrowserInteropHelper	A helper class for reporting conditions of the browser environment for a WPF application that is hosted by a browser.

Related Sections

Term	Definition
WPF and Win32 Interoperation Overview	Discusses interoperation between WPF and Win32-based components or applications.
Technology Samples-Migration and Interoperability	Samples that show how to use the Windows Forms, Win32, and WPF technologies together in hybrid applications.