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Microsoft’s Windows 10 WinRT API Pack Gives WPF Developers Easy Access Geolocation and AI

The Windows 10 WinRT API Pack lets WinForms and WPF developers add built-in UWP controls, use Microsoft Edge to show web content, and advanced Inking capabilities, and more.

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Microsoft has announced its Windows 10 WinRT API Pack, which lets developers of WPF and WinForm apps quickly access Windows functionality. Among other things, they can quickly tie in Windows AI, Machine Learning, Geolocation, and Bluetooth.

To access the APIs, developers can simply add the NuGet to their project via the NuGet Package Manager console. They can then choose to target contracts for Windows 10 1803, 1809, and 1903.

Microsoft has provided an example of a project using the NuGet packages on GitHub. The page contains detailed documentation, as well as explanations of the example app's various features:

  • WindowsXamlHost: Adds built-in or custom UWP controls to the User Interface (UI) of WPF or Windows Forms desktop application.
  • WebView: Uses the Microsoft Edge rendering engine to show web content.
  • WebViewCompatible: Provides a version of WebView that is compatible with more OS versions. This control uses the Microsoft Edge rendering engine to show web content on Windows 10 version 1803 and later, and the Internet Explorer rendering engine to show web content on earlier versions of Windows 10, Windows 8.x, and Windows 7.
  • InkCanvas/InkToolbar:Provide a surface and related toolbars for Windows Ink-based user interaction in your Windows Forms or WPF desktop application.
  • MediaPlayerElement: Embeds a view that streams and renders content such as video in your Windows Forms or WPF desktop application.
  • MapControls: Enables a symbolic or photorealistic map in your Windows Forms or WPF desktop application.”

The release coincides with the launch of .NET Core 3.0 last week. It came with the rollout of Microsoft's latest ASP.NET Core, which lets devs building web apps with C#.

SourceMicrosoft
Ryan Maskell
Ryan Maskellhttps://ryanmaskell.co.uk
Ryan has had a passion for gaming and technology since early childhood. Fusing the skills from his Creative Writing and Publishing degree with profound technical knowledge, he enjoys covering news about Microsoft. As an avid writer, he is also working on his debut novel.

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