ShapefileDataAdapter Class

Data adapter that provides data from a shapefile.

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Map.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

public class ShapefileDataAdapter :
    CoordinateSystemDataAdapterBase

Public Class ShapefileDataAdapter
    Inherits CoordinateSystemDataAdapterBase

Remarks

Currently, the following shapefile element types are supported.

Point
PolyLine
Polygon
Multipoint
PointZ (the Z value is ignored)
PolylineZ (the Z value is ignored)
PolygonZ (the Z value is ignored)
MultipointZ (the Z value is ignored)
PointM (the M value is ignored)
PolylineM (the M value is ignored)
PolygonM (the M value is ignored)
MultipointM (the M value is ignored)

For more information about Shapefile element types, refer to the ERSI Shapefile Technical Description

For more information about this data adapter, refer to the Load Vector Data from a Shapefile topic.

Example

To load a shapefile to the map do the following.

Create a ShapefileDataAdapter object and assign it to the VectorLayer.Data property.
Specify the ShapefileDataAdapter.FileUri property of the object.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-automatically-generate-bubble-chart-items-from-a-datasource-t180068.

MainWindow.xaml

<dxm:VectorLayer x:Name="mapLayer" ShapeFill="Gray">
    <dxm:ShapefileDataAdapter FileUri="Data/Countries.shp"/>
</dxm:VectorLayer>

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how-to-customize-a-choropleth-colorizers-range-distribution-t199939/CS/RangeDistributions/MainWindow.xaml#L27

<dxm:VectorLayer ToolTipPattern="{}{NAME}: ${GDP_MD_EST}" ToolTipEnabled="True">
    <dxm:ShapefileDataAdapter FileUri="/Data/Countries.shp"/>
    <dxm:VectorLayer.Colorizer>

how-to-automatically-load-a-cartesian-data-shapefile-to-geo-map-t208827/CS/LoadPrjData/MainWindow.xaml#L38

<dxm:VectorLayer ShapeFill="#60FF8800">
    <dxm:ShapefileDataAdapter
        FileUri="{Binding ElementName=cbCoordinateSystem, Path=SelectedValue.FileUri}"

how-to-implement-custom-map-projection-t200978/CS/CustomProjection/MainWindow.xaml#L18

<dxm:VectorLayer>
    <dxm:ShapefileDataAdapter FileUri="Data/Countries.shp" />
</dxm:VectorLayer>

how-to-show-tooltips-for-map-shapes-e4225/CS/ShowToolTips/MainWindow.xaml#L26

                  ToolTipContentTemplate="{Binding Source={StaticResource tooltipContentTemplate}}">
    <dxm:ShapefileDataAdapter FileUri="/ShowToolTips;component/Data/Shapefiles/Countries.shp"/>
</dxm:VectorLayer>

how-to-provide-a-cartesian-vector-map-for-the-map-control-t233956/CS/CartesianMap/MainWindow.xaml#L14

<dxm:VectorLayer DataLoaded="VectorLayer_DataLoaded">
    <dxm:ShapefileDataAdapter FileUri="Data/Hotel1.shp">
        <dxm:ShapefileDataAdapter.SourceCoordinateSystem>