Specify XBAP at runtime, in my .NET WPF application?

Question

Can I host an XBAP in my WPF application dynamically?

Can I download an XBAP, set it to be hosted in my WPF application, and interact with it programatically?

Answer 1

I would assume "yes", since you can always place a WebBrowser control in your application and then set the url to the XBAP application that you wish to launch. As a matter of fact, this is reccomended in the documentation by Microsoft:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa970784.aspx

Specifically, in the "remarks" section (emphasis mine):

Win32 applications such as Web browsers can host WPF content, including XAML browser applications (XBAPs) and loose XAML. To host WPF content, Win32 applications create an instance of the WebBrowser control.