BingMapDataProvider Class

The class that loads map images from the Bing Maps data provider.

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Map.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

public class BingMapDataProvider :
    MapDataProviderBase,
    IBingMapKindProvider

Public Class BingMapDataProvider
    Inherits MapDataProviderBase
    Implements IBingMapKindProvider

Example

This example demonstrates how to connect to the Bing Maps web service using the BingMapDataProvider object.

Note that if you run this sample as is, you will get a warning message saying that the specified Bing Maps key is invalid. To learn more about Bing Map keys, please refer to the How to: Get a Bing Maps Key tutorial.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/dxmap-getting-started-lesson-1-connect-to-bing-maps-e3606.

MainWindow.xaml

<Window xmlns:dxm="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/map"  
        x:Class="Wpf_MapControl_Lesson1.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
    <Grid>
        <dxm:MapControl CenterPoint="45,18" ZoomLevel="4" >
            <dxm:MapControl.MiniMap>
                <dxm:MiniMap Alignment="TopRight">
                    <dxm:MiniMap.Behavior>
                        <dxm:FixedMiniMapBehavior CenterPoint="45, 18"/>
                    </dxm:MiniMap.Behavior>
                    <dxm:MiniMapImageTilesLayer>
                        <dxm:BingMapDataProvider BingKey="YOUR BING KEY"/>
                    </dxm:MiniMapImageTilesLayer>
                </dxm:MiniMap>
            </dxm:MapControl.MiniMap>
            <dxm:ImageLayer>
                <dxm:ImageLayer.DataProvider>
                    <dxm:BingMapDataProvider BingKey="YOUR BING KEY"/>
                </dxm:ImageLayer.DataProvider>
            </dxm:ImageLayer>
        </dxm:MapControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>

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how-to-customize-a-web-request-for-a-map-web-service-e4806/CS/WebRequest/MainWindow.xaml#L11

<dxm:ImageTilesLayer.DataProvider>
    <dxm:BingMapDataProvider BingKey="INSERT_YOUR_BING_KEY_HERE"
                             WebRequest="BingMapDataProvider_WebRequest"/>

how-to-connect-a-map-control-to-a-bing-route-web-service-e4159/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L14

<dxm:ImageTilesLayer.DataProvider>
    <dxm:BingMapDataProvider BingKey="{Binding Source={StaticResource YourBingKey}}" />
</dxm:ImageTilesLayer.DataProvider>

how-to-customize-a-mini-maps-layers-t200327/VB/MiniMapLayers/MainWindow.xaml#L28

<dxm:MiniMapImageTilesLayer>
    <dxm:BingMapDataProvider BingKey="{Binding Source={StaticResource bingKey}}"/>
</dxm:MiniMapImageTilesLayer>

how-to-customize-mini-map-behavior-and-appearance-t199834/VB/MiniMapProperties/MainWindow.xaml#L41

<dxm:MiniMapImageTilesLayer>
    <dxm:BingMapDataProvider BingKey="{StaticResource bingKey}"/>
</dxm:MiniMapImageTilesLayer>

how-to-implement-a-route-calculator-t190068/CS/MapControl_RouteCalculator/MainWindow.xaml#L17

<dxm:ImageTilesLayer.DataProvider>
    <dxm:BingMapDataProvider BingKey="{Binding Source={StaticResource bingKey}}"/>
</dxm:ImageTilesLayer.DataProvider>