Use WPF controls in Windows Forms apps

You can use Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) controls in Windows Forms-based applications. Although these are two different view technologies, they interoperate smoothly.

The Windows Forms Designer in Visual Studio provides a visual design environment for hosting Windows Presentation Foundation controls. A WPF control is hosted by a special Windows Forms control that's named ElementHost. This control enables the WPF control to participate in the form's layout and to receive keyboard and mouse messages. At design time, you can arrange the ElementHost control just as you would any Windows Forms control.

You can also use Windows Forms controls in WPF-based applications. For more information, see Design XAML in Visual Studio.

See also

• WPF and Windows Forms interoperation