Using Microsoft Edge in a native Windows desktop app – part 4

In the previous articles, we learned how to perform navigation in a Windows desktop application and how navigation events work. However, until recently, it was not possible to perform POST or GET request using custom headers or content. This feature was added in version 705.50. In this fourth article of the series, we will look in detail at how to perform POST requests with custom headers and content.

Using Microsoft Edge in a native Windows desktop app – part 2

In the second part of this series, we will see how to use the WebView2 control in a C++ Windows desktop application. We will use a single document interface MFC application that features a toolbar where you can specify an address to navigate to and buttons to navigate back and forward as well as reloading the current page or stopping navigation.

Using Microsoft Edge in a native Windows desktop app – part 1

Earlier this month, Microsoft has released the new version of its Edge browser, based on the Chromium project. The new browser works on Windows 10, Windows 8.x, and Windows 7, as well as macOS, iOS, and Android. If your application display web content, you can use the new Edge browser as the rendering engine. This is made possible through the Microsoft Edge WebView2 control, currently in developer preview. In this series, I will show how you can do this in a C++ Windows desktop application.