Question

Is it possible to wrap the old System.Windows.Forms controls in System.Windows.UIElement? I know that the Browser Control is somehow wrapped and the base is from System.Windows.Forms.

If this is possible, would the implementation cause any consequences?

Answer 1

You can host a Windows forms control in your WPF forms. Just wrap it inside a WindowsFormsHost element. This shows how to host a windows forms masked test box in side a WPF window.

<Window x:Class="Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:wf="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Forms;assembly=System.Windows.Forms"  
    Title="HostingWfInWpf"
    >

  <Grid>

    <WindowsFormsHost>
      <wf:MaskedTextBox x:Name="mtbDate" Mask="00/00/0000"/>
    </WindowsFormsHost>

  </Grid>


</Window>