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Use WebView2?


Is a new control and is a browser control in Microsoft called WebView2, successor to CHtmlView or IWebBrowser!



Contents:

1.) ... The new Microsoft browser control!
2.) ... What are the advantages of WebView2 as a browser control!


1.) The new Microsoft browser control!

This is used to embed browser content in Windows applications and takes over the HTML representation. It can also be used in desktop applications. WebView2 is based on Microsoft Edge Chromium!

Operating systems from MS Windows 7 are supported for applications with . NET Framework and .other NET Windows Forms, it is also available in Windows MFC!

See: ►►  Introduction to Microsoft Edge WebView2  ►►  WebView2 on GitHub

It is best to start with the introductory guide for Win32 WebView2 to learn how to set up a WebView in a Win32 application, this can be done in Visual Studio 2022, 2019, 2017, for example! It is

best to start with  WebView2APISample or  WebView2SampleWinComp to understand how it works and to familiarize yourself with WebWiew2 and use it effectively in C++ or C#, why not when it is so easy!

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(Image-1) Using WebView 2 in MS Visual Studio!
Using WebView 2 in MS Visual Studio!


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2.) What are the advantages of WebView2 as a browser control!



WebView2 is a browser control developed by Microsoft that can be used in applications to display and interact with web content. It offers several advantages that make it attractive to developers:

Powerful and fast: WebView2 is based on the Chromium engine, which is also used in Google Chrome, providing a fast and powerful rendering engine for web content.

Web standards compliant: WebView2 supports many modern web technologies and standards so that websites and web applications are rendered correctly.

Easy integration: WebView2 integrates seamlessly with applications based on .NET (C#, VB.NET), C, or other supported languages. This makes it easy to integrate web content into desktop applications.

Application interaction: WebView2 enables communication between the web content and the application. This opens up opportunities to integrate web functionality into your application and use web APIs.

Bug and security updates: Microsoft regularly updates the WebView2 component to ensure that it remains secure and reliable. This reduces the likelihood of security issues and ensures compliance with web standards.

Cross-platform support: WebView2 can be used in Windows applications and is available in various frameworks and platforms such as Windows Forms, WPF and WinUI.

Extensibility: Developers can customize and extend WebView2 with their own extensions and add-ons to provide additional functionality.

Offline use: WebView2 enables offline use of web content by leveraging Chromium's caching mechanism.

Custom styles and CSS: You can use custom styles and CSS to customize the appearance of the web content presented in your application.

Debugging and developer tools: WebView2 provides developer tools that make it easier to debug web content in your application.


Overall, WebView2 provides developers with the ability to seamlessly integrate web content into their applications and benefit from the advantages of a powerful and secure web rendering engine. This can be useful for creating rich and interactive user interfaces in desktop applications based on web technologies.





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