WPF 4 Unleashed

Chapter 19. Interoperability with Non-WPF Technologies

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Embedding Win32 Controls in WPF Applications

• Embedding WPF Controls in Win32 Applications

• Embedding Windows Forms Controls in WPF Applications

• Embedding WPF Controls in Windows Forms Applications

• Mixing DirectX Content with WPF Content

• Embedding ActiveX Controls in WPF Applications

Despite the incredible breadth of Windows Presentation Foundation, it lacks some features that other technologies have. When creating a WPF-based user interface, you might want to exploit such features. For example, the fourth release of WPF still doesn’t include some of the standard controls that Windows Forms has had for almost a decade: NumericUpDown, NotifyIcon, and more. Windows ...