Hosting in WPF Docking (DockingManager)

18 Feb 20251 minute to read

Hosting a Windows Form control

DockingManager allows to host a WindowsForm control as a Docking Child. Here a Windows Forms WebBrowser control added as Child Window

<syncfusion:DockingManager x:Name="DockingManager1" DockFill="True" >

<WebBrowser Name="Web1" />

</syncfusion:DockingManager>
WebBrowser web1 = new WebBrowser();

web1.Name = "Web1";

dock.Children.Add(web1);

Web1.Navigate("http://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/metrostudio");

Hosting a windows form control

Interaction with control hosted by Win32 Host

  • While interacting the WindowsForm control with WPF controls, it leads to inaccessibility of WPF controls behind WindowsForm control, since the WindowsForm control is on top.
  • While floating the WindowsForm control in DockingManager, it is invisible. For these cases, set UseInteropCompatibilityMode property as True for the DockingManager.
<syncfusion:DockingManager x:Name="DockingManager1" DockFill="True" UseInteropCompatibilityMode="True">

<WebBrowser Name="Web1" />

</syncfusion:DockingManager>
DockingManager1.UseInteropCompatibilityMode = true;