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D3dHost - MDX and WPF interoperability

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This article shows how we can render an interoperable MDX (Managed DirectX) scene, inside a WPF window.
<Window x:Class="MdxWpfInteroperability.Example.InteroperabilityExample"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:MdxWpfInteroperability="clr-namespace:MdxWpfInteroperability;assembly=MdxWpfInteroperability"
        Loaded="Window_Loaded"
        Title="Interoperability example" Height="300" Width="600">
    <Grid>
        <Grid.Resources>
            <BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="BooleanToVisibilityConverter" />
            <Border x:Key="backgroundVisual"
                Background="LightGreen"
                Opacity="0.2"
                Padding="10">
                <TextBlock Text="MDX &amp; WPF Interoperability" 
                       Foreground="DarkGreen"
                       FontSize="32" />
            </Border>
        </Grid.Resources>
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
            <RowDefinition />
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <Grid.Background>
            <VisualBrush Visual="{StaticResource backgroundVisual}"
                         Viewport="0,0,0.33,0.2"
                         TileMode="Tile"/>
        </Grid.Background>
        
        <ToggleButton Name="optionsToggle"
                      Content="Options"
                      VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
                      HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
        <Border HorizontalAlignment="Right"
                BorderBrush="Green"
                BorderThickness="2"
                Background="DarkGreen"
                TextElement.Foreground="LightGreen"
                CornerRadius="5"
                Padding="5">
            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                <TextBlock Text="Surface mouse position: " />
                <TextBlock Name="surfaceMousePosition"
                    Text="Out of surface" />
            </StackPanel>
        </Border>

        <Grid Grid.Row="1"
              Opacity="{Binding Value, ElementName=opacitySlider}">
            <Grid.LayoutTransform>
                <RotateTransform Angle="{Binding Value, ElementName=rotationSlider}" />
            </Grid.LayoutTransform>
            <ScrollViewer
                HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Visible"
                VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible">
                <MdxWpfInteroperability:D3dHost x:Name="mdxHost"
                                                D3dSurfaceMouseLeave="mdxHost_D3dSurfaceMouseLeave"
                                                D3dSurfaceMouseMove="mdxHost_D3dSurfaceMouseMove"/>
            </ScrollViewer>
        </Grid>

        <Border Grid.Row="1"
                Visibility="{Binding IsChecked, ElementName=optionsToggle, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}}"
                BorderBrush="DarkCyan"
                BorderThickness="2"
                Background="DarkBlue"
                TextElement.Foreground="Cyan"
                CornerRadius="5"
                Opacity="0.7"
                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                VerticalAlignment="Top">
            <StackPanel Margin="5">
                <DockPanel>
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Left" Text="Opacity: " />
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Text=")" />
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Text="{Binding Value, ElementName=opacitySlider}" />
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Text=" (" />
                    <Slider x:Name="opacitySlider" Minimum="0" Maximum="1" Value="0.8"
                            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                            Width="200"/>
                </DockPanel>
                <DockPanel>
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Left" Text="Rotation: " />
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Text=")" />
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Text=" degrees" />
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Text="{Binding Value, ElementName=rotationSlider}" />
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Text=" (" />
                    <Slider x:Name="rotationSlider" Minimum="0" Maximum="360" Value="10"
                            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                            Width="200"/>
                </DockPanel>
                <DockPanel>
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Left" Text="Zoom: " />
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Text=")" />
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Text="{Binding Value, ElementName=zoomSlider}" />
                    <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Text=" (" />
                    <Slider x:Name="zoomSlider" Minimum="0.05" Maximum="1" Value="0.5"
                            ValueChanged="zoomSlider_ValueChanged"
                            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                            Width="200"/>
                </DockPanel>
            </StackPanel>
        </Border>
    </Grid>
</Window>

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