InformationLayer.DataProvider Property

Provides access to an object that obtains information data from online data providers.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraMap

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraMap.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Map

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(null)]
public InformationDataProviderBase DataProvider { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
Public Property DataProvider As InformationDataProviderBase

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
InformationDataProviderBase	null	An InformationDataProviderBase class descendant that is a specific data provider.

Remarks

For more information, refer to Map Image Data.

Example

This example demonstrates how to allow users to search for a specific place on a map using the Search panel.

To enable searching in the map control, do the following.

• Create an InformationLayer and add it to the map.
• Create an instance of the BingSearchDataProvider and assign it to the InformationLayer.DataProvider property.
• Specify the Bing Maps key using the BingMapDataProvider.BingKey property.

The Search panel appears automatically (since the MapSearchPanelOptions.Visible property value is true by default).

Note

Refer to How to: Get a Bing Maps Key if you run the application and see a window with the following error message: “The specified Bing Maps key is invalid. To create a developer account, refer to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/create-a-bing-maps-key“.

Form1.cs

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

namespace ConnectBingSearchProvider {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {
        const string bingKey = "YOUR BING KEY HERE";

        InformationLayer SearchLayer { 
            get {
                return (InformationLayer)mapControl1.Layers["SearchLayer"];
            }
        }

        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();

            BingSearchDataProvider searchProvider = new BingSearchDataProvider() { 
                BingKey = bingKey 
            };

            searchProvider.SearchOptions.ResultsCount = 5;

            SearchLayer.DataProvider = searchProvider;
        }      
    }
}

Form1.vb

Imports DevExpress.XtraMap
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Namespace ConnectBingSearchProvider
    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits Form

        Private Const bingKey As String = "YOUR BING KEY HERE"

        Private ReadOnly Property SearchLayer() As InformationLayer
            Get
                Return CType(mapControl1.Layers("SearchLayer"), InformationLayer)
            End Get
        End Property

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()

            Dim searchProvider As New BingSearchDataProvider() With {.BingKey = bingKey}

            searchProvider.SearchOptions.ResultsCount = 5

            SearchLayer.DataProvider = searchProvider
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-map-calculate-routes-from-major-roads/CS/CalculateRoutesFromMajorRoads/Form1.cs#L31

routeProvider.RouteCalculated += OnRouteCalculated;
informationLayer.DataProvider = routeProvider;
informationLayer.DataRequestCompleted += OnDataRequestCompleted;

how-to-create-a-custom-search-panel-e5084/CS/MapControl_SearchPanel/Form1.cs#L8

InformationLayer SearchLayer { get { return (InformationLayer)mapControl1.Layers["SearchLayer"]; } }
BingSearchDataProvider SearchProvider { get { return (BingSearchDataProvider)SearchLayer.DataProvider; } }

winforms-map-get-geo-point-info-from-bing-geocode-service/CS/RequestLocationInformation/Form1.cs#L33

geocodeProvider.LayerItemsGenerating += OnLayerItemsGenerating;
informationLayer.DataProvider = geocodeProvider;
#endregion #CreateGeocodeProvider

winforms-map-execute-the-search-operation-for-multiple-locations/CS/GetSearchLocationAdditionalInfo/Form1.cs#L130

searchProvider = new BingSearchDataProvider();
infoLayer.DataProvider = searchProvider;
searchProvider.GenerateLayerItems = false;

winforms-map-use-openstreetmap-search-service/CS/OsmSearchSample/MainForm.cs#L22

osmSearchDataProvider.ResultsCount = 5;
infoLayer.DataProvider = osmSearchDataProvider;

VB.NET

winforms-map-calculate-routes-from-major-roads/VB/CalculateRoutesFromMajorRoads/Form1.vb#L38

AddHandler routeProvider.RouteCalculated, AddressOf OnRouteCalculated
informationLayer.DataProvider = routeProvider
AddHandler informationLayer.DataRequestCompleted, AddressOf OnDataRequestCompleted

how-to-create-a-custom-search-panel-e5084/VB/MapControl_SearchPanel/Form1.vb#L18

Get
    Return CType(SearchLayer.DataProvider, BingSearchDataProvider)
End Get

winforms-map-get-geo-point-info-from-bing-geocode-service/VB/RequestLocationInformation/Form1.vb#L41

            AddHandler geocodeProvider.LayerItemsGenerating, AddressOf OnLayerItemsGenerating
            informationLayer.DataProvider = geocodeProvider
#End Region  ' #CreateGeocodeProvider

winforms-map-execute-the-search-operation-for-multiple-locations/VB/GetSearchLocationAdditionalInfo/Form1.vb#L113

searchProvider = New BingSearchDataProvider()
infoLayer.DataProvider = searchProvider
searchProvider.GenerateLayerItems = False