MapCustomElement Class

The class used to draw any custom element on a map.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraMap

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraMap.v18.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public class MapCustomElement :
    MapPointer

VB.NET

Public Class MapCustomElement
    Inherits MapPointer

Related API Members

The following members accept/return MapCustomElement objects:

• MapHitInfo.MapCustomElement

Remarks

The following image shows an example of a map custom element.

Important

The custom element does not provide any default image and the element displays only a text if the image is not specified.

Example

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-create-different-map-shapes-t139819

Form1.cs

var customElement = new MapCustomElement() { Location = new GeoPoint(50, 50), Text = "This is a MapCustomElement object" };
var image = new Bitmap(imageFilePath);
customElement.Image = new Bitmap(image, new Size(40, 40));
ItemStorage.Items.Add(customElement);

Form1.vb

Dim customElement = New MapCustomElement() With {.Location = New GeoPoint(50, 50), .Text = "This is a MapCustomElement object"}
Dim image = New Bitmap(imageFilePath)
customElement.Image = New Bitmap(image, New Size(40, 40))
ItemStorage.Items.Add(customElement)

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-create-different-map-shapes-t139819/CS/MapItemsExample/Form1.cs#L78

#region #MapCustomElementExample
var customElement = new MapCustomElement() { Location = new GeoPoint(50, 50), Text = "This is a MapCustomElement object" };
var image = new Bitmap(imageFilePath);

VB.NET

how-to-create-different-map-shapes-t139819/VB/MapItemsExample/Form1.vb#L90

'            #Region "#MapCustomElementExample"
            Dim customElement = New MapCustomElement() With {.Location = New GeoPoint(50, 50), .Text = "This is a MapCustomElement object"}
            Dim image = New Bitmap(imageFilePath)

Inheritance

Object

MapItem

MapPointer

MapCustomElement