MapItem.EnableSelection Property

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    //...
    // Create a layer to display vector items.
    VectorItemsLayer itemsLayer = new VectorItemsLayer();
    itemsLayer.EnableSelection = false;
    map.Layers.Add(itemsLayer);

    // Create storage for map items and generate them.
    MapItemStorage storage = new MapItemStorage();
    MapItem[] myItems = GetMapItems();
    storage.Items.AddRange(myItems);
    itemsLayer.Data = storage;
}

// Create an array of map items.
MapItem[] GetMapItems() {
    return new MapItem[] {
        new MapDot() { Location = new GeoPoint(55, 0), Size=30},
        new MapEllipse() { Location = new GeoPoint(40, 12),  Width = 2000, Height = 1000, 
                           EnableSelection = DefaultBoolean.True },
        new MapRectangle() {  Location = new GeoPoint(60, 13), Width = 1500, Height = 1000 }
    };
}

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    '...
    ' Create a layer to display vector items.
    Dim itemsLayer As VectorItemsLayer = New VectorItemsLayer()
    itemsLayer.EnableSelection = False
    map.Layers.Add(itemsLayer)

    ' Create storage for map items and generate them.
    Dim storage As MapItemStorage = New MapItemStorage()
    Dim myItems As MapItem() = GetMapItems()
    storage.Items.AddRange(myItems)
    itemsLayer.Data = storage
End Sub

' Create an array of map items.
Private Function GetMapItems() As MapItem()
    Return New MapItem() {New MapDot() With {
        .Location = New GeoPoint(55, 0),
        .Size = 30
    }, New MapEllipse() With {
        .Location = New GeoPoint(40, 12),
        .Width = 2000,
        .Height = 1000,
        .EnableSelection = DefaultBoolean.[True]
    }, New MapRectangle() With {
        .Location = New GeoPoint(60, 13),
        .Width = 1500,
        .Height = 1000
    }}
End Function