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--- swdev:dotnet:wpf:hosting_windows_forms_controls [2010/11/16 11:49]
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+++ swdev:dotnet:wpf:hosting_windows_forms_controls [2011/09/07 11:38] (current)
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-== Hosting Windows Forms Controls ==
+== Hosting Windows Forms Controls in WPF ==
+  * Create a WPF project.
   * Add references to required assemblies:
     * ''WindowsFormsIntegrations''
     * ''System.Windows.Forms''
+    * ''System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization''
+  * Add namespace in XAML: <code xml>
+<Window ...
+        xmlns:winforms="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Forms;assembly=System.Windows.Forms"
+        xmlns:charting="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting;assembly=System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization"
+        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" >
+...
+</code>
-  * Add ''WindowsFormsHost'' tag inside a grid element: <code xml>
+  * Add ''WindowsFormsHost'' tag inside a grid element (in XAML), then place the required Windows Form control inside it (eg. an MS Chart control): <code xml>
 <Grid>
 	<WindowsFormsHost>
-		<wf:Chart x:Name="Chart1"/>
+		<charting:Chart x:Name="chart1"/>
 	</WindowsFormsHost>
 </Grid>
+</code>