BingMapDataProvider.Kind Property

Gets or sets a value specifying the type of images to be displayed on a map.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraMap

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraMap.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(BingMapKind.Hybrid)]
public BingMapKind Kind { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(BingMapKind.Hybrid)>
Public Property Kind As BingMapKind

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
BingMapKind	**Hybrid**	A BingMapKind enumeration value.

Available values:

Name	Description
Road	The map shows road schemas.
Area	The map shows photo images of the Earth’s surface.
Hybrid	The map shows a combination of Earth images and road schemas.

Example

This example demonstrates how to connect to the Bing Maps 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/how-to-load-image-tiles-from-the-bing-maps-service-t184846

Form1.cs

mapControl1.Layers.Add(new ImageLayer() {
    DataProvider = new BingMapDataProvider() {
        BingKey = "YOUR BING KEY"
    }
});

Form1.vb

mapControl1.Layers.Add(New ImageLayer() With { _
    .DataProvider = New BingMapDataProvider() With {.BingKey = "YOUR BING KEY"} _
})