How to: Add a Map Control via XAML

• Sep 20, 2022

This is a short introductory example, which describes how to add a Map Control to your WPF application in a XAML designer.

• Run Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Create a new WPF Application project or open an existing one.

• Open the Solution Explorer, right-click References and choose Add Reference… to add the Map Control Library.

  

• Then, locate the DevExpress.Xpf.Map.v24.1 assembly and click it.

  

  Repeat this step to add the DevExpress.Data.v24.1 and DevExpress.Map.v24.1.Core references.

  Click OK to apply changes and close the window.

• Switch to the XAML designer. And add a Map control to the window.

• The XAML should look like following. If it does not, overwrite XAML with the following.

  XAML

  <Window x:Class="DXMapExample.MainWindow"
          xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
          xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
          xmlns:dxm="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/map"
          Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" >
      <Grid>
          <dxm:MapControl Name="mapControl1" />
      </Grid>
  </Window>
  

That’s all - the MapControl has been added to your application.