Question

I have a WinForm UserControl inside a WPF window and the WPF code is using the MVVM pattern.

What is the best way to successfully integrate the WinForm control into the MVVM pattern?
Can I use some form of binding from the WPF side?

Let’s say that I want to handle some events from the WF control, is there a way to fully go MVVM?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Personally, I would handle this by creating a WPF UserControl that wraps the Windows Forms control. This would allow you to encapsulate all of the required code-behind into your WPF Control, and then use it in a pure MVVM manner.

It will be difficult to stay “pure” MVVM using a Windows Forms control directly, as Windows Forms controls typically require a different binding model, as well as typically requiring direct event handling.