MapItem.Attributes Property

Gets the attributes for this map item.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Map

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Map.v21.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Map

Declaration

C#

public MapItemAttributeCollection Attributes { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property Attributes As MapItemAttributeCollection

Property Value

Type	Description
MapItemAttributeCollection	A MapItemAttributeCollection object.

Example

This example illustrates how to display tooltips for shapes loaded from Shapefiles (Countries.dbf, Countries.shp).

To customize the appearance of tooltips, you can use the following properties.

• VectorLayerBase.ToolTipPattern allows you to specify the pattern used to generate ToolTipInfo.ToolTipText.
• VectorLayerBase.ToolTipContentTemplate allows you to specify the content template used to display tooltip data.

View Example

MainWindow.xaml

<Window x:Class="ShowToolTips.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"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:ShowToolTips"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
    <Window.Resources>
        <local:MapItemPopulationAttributeToStringTypeConverter x:Key="mapItemPopulationAttributeConverter"/>
        <local:MapItemGdpAttributeToStringTypeConverter x:Key="mapItemGdpAttributeConverter"/>
        <DataTemplate x:Key="tooltipContentTemplate">
            <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="8">
                <TextBlock Text="{Binding ToolTipText}"
                           Foreground="White" FontSize="24"/>
                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Item, Converter={StaticResource mapItemGdpAttributeConverter}, StringFormat=GDP: {0:C0}M}"
                           Foreground="Gray" FontSize="12"/>
                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Item, Converter={StaticResource mapItemPopulationAttributeConverter}, StringFormat=Population: {0}}"
                           Foreground="Gray" FontSize="12"/>
            </StackPanel>
        </DataTemplate>
    </Window.Resources>

    <Grid>
        <dxm:MapControl ToolTipEnabled="True">
            <dxm:VectorLayer  ToolTipPattern="{}{NAME}" 
                              ToolTipContentTemplate="{Binding Source={StaticResource tooltipContentTemplate}}">
                <dxm:ShapefileDataAdapter FileUri="/ShowToolTips;component/Data/Shapefiles/Countries.shp"/>
            </dxm:VectorLayer>
        </dxm:MapControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>

TypeConverters.vb

Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Map
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Globalization
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows.Data

Namespace ShowToolTips
    Friend Class MapItemPopulationAttributeToStringTypeConverter
        Implements IValueConverter

        Public Function Convert(ByVal value As Object, ByVal targetType As Type, ByVal parameter As Object, ByVal culture As CultureInfo) As Object Implements IValueConverter.Convert
            Dim title As ShapeTitle = TryCast(value, ShapeTitle)
            Dim item As MapItem
            If title Is Nothing Then
                item = TryCast(value, MapItem)
            Else
                item = title.MapShape
            End If

            If item Is Nothing Then
                Return Nothing
            End If

            Dim attr = item.Attributes("POP_EST")
            If attr Is Nothing Then
                Return Nothing
            End If

            Return attr.Value
        End Function

        Public Function ConvertBack(ByVal value As Object, ByVal targetType As Type, ByVal parameter As Object, ByVal culture As CultureInfo) As Object Implements IValueConverter.ConvertBack
            Throw New NotImplementedException()
        End Function
    End Class

    Friend Class MapItemGdpAttributeToStringTypeConverter
        Implements IValueConverter

        Public Function Convert(ByVal value As Object, ByVal targetType As Type, ByVal parameter As Object, ByVal culture As CultureInfo) As Object Implements IValueConverter.Convert
            Dim title As ShapeTitle = TryCast(value, ShapeTitle)
            Dim item As MapItem
            If title Is Nothing Then
                item = TryCast(value, MapItem)
            Else
                item = title.MapShape
            End If

            If item Is Nothing Then
                Return Nothing
            End If

            Dim attr = item.Attributes("GDP_MD_EST")
            If attr Is Nothing Then
                Return Nothing
            End If

            Return attr.Value
        End Function

        Public Function ConvertBack(ByVal value As Object, ByVal targetType As Type, ByVal parameter As Object, ByVal culture As CultureInfo) As Object Implements IValueConverter.ConvertBack
            Throw New NotImplementedException()
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

TypeConverters.cs

using DevExpress.Xpf.Map;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Data;

namespace ShowToolTips {
    class MapItemPopulationAttributeToStringTypeConverter : IValueConverter {
        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) {
            ShapeTitle title = value as ShapeTitle;
            MapItem item;
            if (title == null)
                item = value as MapItem;
            else
                item = title.MapShape;

            if (item == null) return null;

            var attr = item.Attributes["POP_EST"];
            if (attr == null) return null;

            return attr.Value;
        }

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }

    class MapItemGdpAttributeToStringTypeConverter : IValueConverter {
        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) {
            ShapeTitle title = value as ShapeTitle;
            MapItem item;
            if (title == null)
                item = value as MapItem;
            else
                item = title.MapShape;

            if (item == null) return null;

            var attr = item.Attributes["GDP_MD_EST"];
            if (attr == null) return null;

            return attr.Value;
        }

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }
}