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ImageTileDataProvider Class

Provides the map with image tiles.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraMap

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraMap.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Map

#Declaration

public class ImageTileDataProvider :
    MapTileDataProviderBase

#Remarks

This provider allows you to load images tiles created at runtime from almost any source.

To use the Image Tile Data Provider, assign a ImageTileDataProvider object to the ImageLayer.DataProvider property.

Specify the TileSource property to configure the provider’s image tile source.

#Example

This example shows how to use an ImageTileDataProvider instance to generate map tiles.

using DevExpress.XtraMap;
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace InMemoryTileProvider {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            ImageTileDataProvider tileDataProvider = new ImageTileDataProvider();
            tileDataProvider.TileSource = new SimpleTileGenerator();
            this.imageLayer1.DataProvider = tileDataProvider;
        }
        public class SimpleTileGenerator : IImageTileSource {
            readonly Font font = new Font("Arial", 10);
            Random rnd = new Random();
            public bool CanDisposeSourceImage => true;
            public string Name => nameof(SimpleTileGenerator);
            public Image GetImage(int x, int y, int level, Size size) {
                Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(size.Width, size.Height);
                using (Graphics gr = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap)) {
                    gr.Clear(Color.FromArgb(128, rnd.Next(255),
                            rnd.Next(255), rnd.Next(255)));
                    gr.DrawString(string.Format("{0} {1} {2}", x, y, level),
                           font, Brushes.Black, new PointF(5, 5));
                }
                return bitmap;
            }
        }
    }
}
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