BingGeocodeDataProvider Class

The class that is used to send requests to the Bing Maps Geocode service.

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Map.v24.1.dll

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

public class BingGeocodeDataProvider :
    BingMapDataProviderBase,
    IMouseClickRequestSender

Public Class BingGeocodeDataProvider
    Inherits BingMapDataProviderBase
    Implements IMouseClickRequestSender

Remarks

The Bing Geocode Data provider is represented by the BingGeocodeDataProvider object that can be accessed via the InformationLayer.DataProvider property.

To get access to the Bing Geocode service, you should specify the bing key using the BingMapDataProviderBase.BingKey property.

To learn how this can be done, see the How to: Get a Bing Maps Key topic.

If you wish to specify the number of requested results displayed, use the InformationDataProviderBase.MaxVisibleResultCount property.

Example

This example demonstrates how to provide the capability for end-users to click on a map and get detailed information about this location, thanks to the Bing Geocode service.

Important

On May 21, 2024, Microsoft announced that Bing Maps for Enterprise and its API will be discontinued. Azure Maps will be a single unified enterprise mapping platform available from Microsoft.

We are working on API compatible with Azure Maps and expect to ship it with our next major release (v24.2).

If you have an existing license to Bing Maps for Enterprise, you can continue using our existing API. You need to transition to new API until June 30, 2025 (free and basic license) or until June 30, 2028 (enterprise license).

The last date you can get a new license to Bing Maps for Enterprise is June 30, 2025. If you do not have an existing license after that date, you would not be able to use our map controls with Bing Maps or Azure Maps (until we release the new API). During that time, you can use other map providers supported by our controls, such as OpenStreetMap.

Note

If you run the application, and see a window with the following error message: ”The specified Bing Maps key is invalid. To create a developer account, refer to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/create-a-bing-maps-key”, refer to the following tutorial: How to: Get a Bing Maps Key.

MainWindow.xaml

<dxm:InformationLayer.DataProvider>
    <dxm:BingGeocodeDataProvider BingKey="{Binding Source={StaticResource BingKey}}" 
                                 MaxVisibleResultCount="1"/>
</dxm:InformationLayer.DataProvider>