How to host the Spreadsheet control of WPF in Windows Forms?

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Host WPF spreadsheet in WF

In order to host the Spreadsheet control of WPF in Windows Forms, make use of the ElementHost Container. This support is provided by Microsoft for hosting WPF controls in a Windows Forms application.

For more details, please refer to this link: Hosting WPF control in WinForms

ElementHost elhost = new ElementHost();
elhost.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(1000, 600);
Spreadsheet wpfctl = new Spreadsheet();
elhost.Child = wpfctl;
this.Controls.Add(elhost);

Dim elhost As New ElementHost()
elhost.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(1000, 600)
Dim wpfctl As New Spreadsheet()
elhost.Child = wpfctl
Me.Controls.Add(elhost)

The output is as follows:

Added WPF spreadsheet control in Windows Forms