VectorLayer Class

A layer that contains vector elements (e.g. lines, circles, polygons, or elements loaded from a Shapefile).

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Map

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Map.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Map

Declaration

C#

public class VectorLayer :
    VectorLayerBase

VB.NET

Public Class VectorLayer
    Inherits VectorLayerBase

Example

To load a shapefile to the map do the following.

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

MainWindow.xaml

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

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

how-to-colorize-map-contours-loaded-from-shapefiles-using-the-graph-colorizer-e4719/CS/GraphColorizer/MainWindow.xaml#L9

<dxm:MapControl.Layers>
    <dxm:VectorLayer>
        <!--region #GraphColorizer-->

map-wpf-manually-load-a-cartesian-map-shapefile/CS/BuildInCoordinateConverters/MainWindow.xaml#L104

</dxm:ImageTilesLayer>
<dxm:VectorLayer ShapeFill="#40FF8800">
    <dxm:ShapefileDataAdapter

wpf-map-use-ray-casting-algorithm-to-check-if-point-is-inside-polygon/CS/DXMapShapeFile1/MainWindow.xaml#L7

<dxm:MapControl Name="mapControl" >
    <dxm:VectorLayer Name="vectorLayer" MouseDoubleClick="vLayer_MouseDoubleClick" EnableSelection="False"  >
        <dxm:VectorLayer.Data >

wpf-map-get-routes-to-the-destination-point-with-the-bing-map-route-data-service/CS/CalculateRoutesFromMajorRoads/MainWindow.xaml#L118

<!-- endregion #InformationLayer -->
<dxm:VectorLayer
    EnableHighlighting="False"

wpf-map_implement-custom-map-projection/CS/CustomProjection/MainWindow.xaml#L17

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

Inheritance

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Object

DispatcherObject

DependencyObject

Visual

UIElement

FrameworkElement

Control

MapElement

LayerBase

VectorLayerBase

VectorLayer