can use javascript in window C#

Question

i want to use AJAX and javascript in window platform ...can i use it in vs 05 C# window?

Answer 1

The options I know about:

1. JSC.exe
   You can compile Javascript into a managed assembly, and call it as you would any .NET assembly.
2. COM
   You can package Javascript logic as COM, and call it from .NET, or from any COM environment. Example.

EDIT: This allows Javascript, but not AJAX. AJAX is a term that specifically applies to browsers, primarily using Javascript to retrieve information and potentially dynamically update the browser page without an explicit page refresh. This generally doesn't make sense in a Windows Form app built in C#, because you have C#, and asynchrony is built in to the .NET platform.

Answer 2

You cannot use JavaScript/JScript to write code as part of a Windows Forms Application. It seems you are after asynchronous data transfer functionality (posh ;) / AJAX which will need to be implemented seperately. Alternatively, if you are looking to provide a scripting language to your users, try IronPython

For a more detailed answer, state in the question the specific part of JavaScript you would like to use, and we'll give alternatives.

EDIT: Oh. You can! Look at the answer above.

Answer 3

Erm - AJAX is just the name for the techonologies and patterns used to make HTTP requests in Javascript. Javascript itself will run in any Javascript engine; most browsers embed one, and you can also use the Rhino standalone engine (though a lot of Javascript will assume a browser environment, which can get flaky).

C# is not Javascript, and to my knowledge, Visual Studio is not a Javascript interpreter. Why are you trying to do this?

Answer 4

You can just add a System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser to your app, navigate it to whatever HTML + JS page you want, and do all the AJAX you want there.

Answer 5

You can use Rhino javascript engine, running on IKVM