How to Create MDI Parent Window in WPF?

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In Window Application There is a MDI Parent Form.. But in case of WPF there is no Parent window. In some websites they create parent window in WPF But they are using User Control. Is there is any possible for create a Parent Window in WPF without using User Control..

Posted 17-Nov-11 19:36pm

Nivas Maran

Updated 28-Aug-17 3:23am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-17T19:53:00

Hurray! WPF does not support MDI. Finally Microsoft decided to trash this garbage.

See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_document_interface#Disadvantages[^].

See also my past answers:
Question on using MDI windows in WPF[^],
MDIContainer giving error[^].

This is not MDI but the author of the article just called it MDI. In fact, this is not MDI but something much better: Tabbed MDI in WPF[^].

—SA

Wayne Gaylard · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-17T19:52:00

WPF has no concept of MDI applications. In fact Microsoft is trying to discourage any one using that form of application. You are much better off creating a Tabbed Document Interface application using the TabControl, and opening each document as a separate tab. Take a look at all recent applications, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox Microsoft Office applications etc, and you will see that they all use tabs to present multiple documents to the User. Having said that you can of course roll your own version of MDI using separate windows, although I really discourage this.

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