Questions: I have visual Studio project in Visual C++. Can I use ArcGIS with this project? Also I need to pass values between code written in C++ and ArcGIS code, can I do that? Can I load dted data?

[ValeriaMedvinsky]

I have Visual Studio project in Visual C++. Can I use ArcGIS with that project? (in documentation only C# was mentioned).

Can I pass values between code written in Visual C++ and ArcGIS?

[dotMorten_esri]

The .NET Runtime is written specifically for the .NET language and XAML. C# has the ability to call C++ code using p/invoke interop, but the MapView control the SDK provides must be hosted in .NET WPF/XAML Window.