WPF vs WinForm Controls comparison chart

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Windows Forms was introduced in Microsoft.NET platform as part of replacement of complex C++ based MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) Library. Now its time to listen to Voices of WPF, an advanced graphical subsystem for rendering UI in windows-based application.

Win Form is a matured technology and WPF is an emerging technology. When migrating from Win Form development to WPF development, what everyone, at least late adopters like me, needs a comparison char that lists out the control in WPF’s Toolbox when compared to the Win Form's Toolbox.

Thought late, I finally got an updated comparison char from MSDN. You can access it here.

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