SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A WEB CONTROL IN A WINDOWS DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

This disclosure provides a system and method for generating a .NET web control in a Windows development environment. In one embodiment, an example method for generating a .NET web control in a Windows development environment includes initializing a design engine for Windows-based graphical user interface (GUI) forms, with the design engine operable to present a plurality of Windows controls to a user and one of the plurality of Windows controls comprising a web control host. A web control host object is instantiated based on the web control host at least partially in response to a request by the user. The web control host object is operable to present a plurality of web controls through the design engine. At least partially in response to a selection by the user of one of the web controls, a web control object is created via the web control host object. A Windows-based GUI form is generated using the design engine, with the GUI form comprising at least the web control object.