How can I host a Java Swing component in a .NET application

Question

I have some Java user interface controls that I want to host in my .NET application as I can't afford to rewrite them. How can I do that? Do I need to wrap them up in COM? How do I do that? I want the component to sit on a form with other components written in .NET.

Answer 1

There's no way to force this high level of integration; you cannot make a .NET form host a Java component. Even COM wrapping wouldn't get you the level of integration necessary to host the component in the form.

Answer 2

If you're using VS2005, have you considered compiling said Java component in J#?

I've never tried J#, but I seem to recall Microsoft claiming that it would convert Swing calls to their WinForms equivalent.

Answer 3

Conceptually I find it almost impossible to believe that it is possible to do this.

However, you might try migrating the existing components to J#.

Answer 4

There's a product called JNBridge that claims to do this - I've never heard of it before.

See also, this previous post.