Convert Silverlight App to WPF

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I need to convert a Silverlight App to WPF (to finally run it on Microsoft Surface 1.0).

I didn't write the original solution and it is quite big. I've never worked with Silverlight and I'm just a little bit familiar with WPF.

Can you offer some advice on completing this project?

Here's my current plan (high level view):

  • Recreate all Silverlight projects in WPF (User Control in Silverlight = WPF User Control Library ?)
  • References are not the same so I'll need to make some changes ... I think :)
  • Hope all controls are compatible with WPF ...

Have I missed something big? Is something wrong? Incomplete?

I'm open to all your suggestions and advice!

Any development tips ?

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wpfsilverlight
WPF User Control Library ~= Silverlight Class Library. The larger the app is, the more likely you'll spend considerable time working around differences - but at least most things should be available when going SL->WPF, even if you need to change/debug lots. – Nicholas W
Thank you, step by step i'm learning new stuff :) – Gun
Question: do you intend for the target WPF assembly to be deployed as partial or full trust? As a stand-alone exe, or as an XBAP? These should be taken into account in the very early stages of setting your conversion strategy. – Gayot Fow
Are you using any 3rd party controls which would run only on Silverlight – Vibes
You can use Silverlight Controls in WPF, but not WPF controls in Silverlight. You just have to reference the correct DLLs. – SQLMason

2 Answers

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I recently converted a Silverlight app to WPF. You can find my notes on how I did it here:

http://robertsmyth.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/migrating-from-silverlight-to-wpf.html

Hope it helps you.

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"User Control in Silverlight = WPF User Control Library ?" Not exactly. which version of silverlight do you use? Most difficult issue I have faced while porting WPF to Silverlight was with converters. Silverlight 4.0 or lower doesn't support Ancestor RelativeSource Binding. But supported in Silverlight 5!

Hope this link will help you. WPF and Silverlight 2 Compatibility