DataGridView and Resource
<Window x:Class="HostingAWinFormsControl.Window1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:wf="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Forms;assembly=System.Windows.Forms" xmlns:local="clr-namespace:HostingAWinFormsControl" Title="HostingAWinFormsControl"> <Grid> <Grid.Resources> <local:People x:Key="Family"> <local:Person Name="A" Age="11" /> <local:Person Name="B" Age="12" /> <local:Person Name="C" Age="37" /> </local:People> </Grid.Resources> <WindowsFormsHost> <wf:DataGridView DataSource="{StaticResource Family}" /> </WindowsFormsHost> </Grid> </Window> //File:Window.xaml.cs using System; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Data; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Shapes; namespace HostingAWinFormsControl { public class Person { string name; public string Name { get { return name; } set { name = value; } } int age; public int Age { get { return age; } set { age = value; } } public Person() { } public Person(string name, int age) { this.name = name; this.age = age; } } public class People : System.Collections.Generic.List<Person> { } public partial class Window1 : Window { public Window1() { InitializeComponent(); //gridView.DataSource = new Person[] { // new Person("A", 11), // new Person("B", 12), // new Person("C", 37) //}; } } }