BingMapDataProvider.BingKey Property

Get or sets the key that is required to connect to the Bing Maps data provider.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraMap

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraMap.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Map

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue("")]
public string BingKey { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue("")>
Public Property BingKey As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	String.Empty	A string that stores a Bing Maps key.

Remarks

See How to: Get a Bing Maps Key for more information.

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.

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the BingKey property.

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C#

winforms-map-calculate-routes-from-major-roads/CS/CalculateRoutesFromMajorRoads/Form1.cs#L26

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    imageProvider.BingKey = yourBingKey;

winforms-map-get-geo-point-info-from-bing-geocode-service/CS/RequestLocationInformation/Form1.cs#L24

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    imageProvider.BingKey = yourBingKey;
    #region #CreateGeocodeProvider

winforms-map-execute-the-search-operation-for-multiple-locations/CS/GetSearchLocationAdditionalInfo/Form1.cs#L126

tilesLayer.DataProvider = bingProvider;
bingProvider.BingKey = yourBingKey;

VB.NET

winforms-map-calculate-routes-from-major-roads/VB/CalculateRoutesFromMajorRoads/Form1.vb#L34

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    imageProvider.BingKey = yourBingKey
    routeProvider = New BingRouteDataProvider With {.BingKey = yourBingKey}

winforms-map-get-geo-point-info-from-bing-geocode-service/VB/RequestLocationInformation/Form1.vb#L35

        Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
            imageProvider.BingKey = yourBingKey
#Region "#CreateGeocodeProvider"

winforms-map-execute-the-search-operation-for-multiple-locations/VB/GetSearchLocationAdditionalInfo/Form1.vb#L110

tilesLayer.DataProvider = bingProvider
bingProvider.BingKey = yourBingKey
' Create a Bing search data provider and specify the Bing key.