Enum WebBrowserBackend

Namespace

Alternet.UI

Assembly

Alternet.UI.Common.dll

All possible backends supported by the WebBrowser control.

public enum WebBrowserBackend

Fields

Default = 0

Depending on the operating system, the appropriate backend will be used.

Edge = 3

The Edge backend uses Microsoft's Edge WebView2. It is available for Windows 7 and newer. This backend does not support custom schemes and virtual file systems.

IE = 1

The IE backend uses Microsoft's WebBrowser control, which depends on the locally installed version of Internet Explorer. By default this backend emulates IE7. IE backend has full support for custom schemes and virtual file systems. If you plan to display any modern web pages you should consider using Edge backend under MSW.

IELatest = 2

The IELatest backend uses Internet Explorer 11.

WebKit = 4

Under GTK the WebKit backend uses WebKitGTK+. The macOS WebKit backend uses Apple's WKWebView class. Custom schemes and virtual files systems are supported under this backend. For further details see the documentation on wxWEBVIEW_WEBKIT.