MapDashboardItem.Area Property

Gets or sets the predefined dashboard map.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardCommon

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v19.1.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(ShapefileArea.WorldCountries)]
public ShapefileArea Area { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(ShapefileArea.WorldCountries)>
Public Property Area As ShapefileArea

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
ShapefileArea	**WorldCountries**	A ShapefileArea enumeration value that specifies the predefined dashboard map.

Available values:

Name	Description
Custom	A custom map. To load the custom shapefile, use the MapDashboardItem.CustomShapefile property.
WorldCountries	A world map.
Europe	A map of Europe.
Asia	A map of Asia.
NorthAmerica	A map of North America.
SouthAmerica	A map of South America.
Africa	A map of Africa.
USA	A map of the USA.
Canada	A map of Canada.

Remarks

Map dashboard items provide the capability to display maps within a dashboard. You can use the following options to display a map in the map dashboard item.

• Select one of predefined maps that ship with DevExpress Dashboard. Use the Area property to do this.
• Set the Area property to ShapefileArea.Custom and use the MapDashboardItem.CustomShapefile property to specify the existing shapefile.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-bind-a-choropleth-map-dashboard-item-to-data-in-code-e5010/CS/Dashboard_CreateChoroplethMap/Form1.cs#L23

choroplethMap.Area = ShapefileArea.WorldCountries;

how-to-bind-a-pie-map-dashboard-item-to-data-in-code-t119627/CS/Dashboard_CreatePieMap/Form1.cs#L39

pieMap.Area = ShapefileArea.Europe;

how-to-bind-a-geo-point-map-dashboard-item-to-data-in-code-e5036/CS/Dashboard_CreateGeoPointMap/Form1.cs#L22

geopointMap.Area = ShapefileArea.WorldCountries;

VB.NET

how-to-bind-a-choropleth-map-dashboard-item-to-data-in-code-e5010/VB/Dashboard_CreateChoroplethMap/Form1.vb#L24

choroplethMap.Area = ShapefileArea.WorldCountries

how-to-bind-a-pie-map-dashboard-item-to-data-in-code-t119627/VB/Dashboard_CreatePieMap/Form1.vb#L35

pieMap.Area = ShapefileArea.Europe

how-to-bind-a-geo-point-map-dashboard-item-to-data-in-code-e5036/VB/Dashboard_CreateGeoPointMap/Form1.vb#L23

geopointMap.Area = ShapefileArea.WorldCountries