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MapControl for Windows Forms and WPF

 

The MapControl class enables you to display a symbolic or photorealistic map in your Windows Forms or WPF desktop application. This is one of several wrapped Universal Windows Platform controls that are available for Windows Forms and WPF applications as part of a feature called XAML Islands. For more information, see UWP controls in desktop applications (XAML Islands).

This control shows rich and customizable map data including road maps, aerial, 3D, views, directions, search results, and traffic. You can also display the user's location, directions, and points of interest.

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About MapControl

This control wraps an instance of the UWP Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Maps.MapControl class. The WPF version of this control is located in the Microsoft.Toolkit.Wpf.UI.Controls namespace. The Windows Forms version is located in the Microsoft.Toolkit.Forms.UI.Controls namespace. You can find additional related types (such as enums and event args classes) in the Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.Controls.Interop.WinRT namespace.

Prerequisites

Before you can use this control, you must follow these instructions to configure your project to support XAML Islands.

Known issues and limitations

See our list of known issues for WPF and Windows Forms controls in the Windows Community Toolkit repo.

Syntax

XAML

<Window x:Class="TestSample.MainWindow" ...
  xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Toolkit.Wpf.UI.Controls;assembly=Microsoft.Toolkit.Wpf.UI.Controls"
...>


<controls:MapControl x:Name="mapControl" DockPanel.Dock="Top" ZoomInteractionMode="GestureAndControl"
    TiltInteractionMode="GestureAndControl" MapServiceToken="EnterYourAuthenticationKeyHere" />

Code example

C#

private async void MapControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    // Specify a known location.
    BasicGeoposition cityPosition = new BasicGeoposition() { Latitude = 47.604, Longitude = -122.329 };
    var cityCenter = new Geopoint(cityPosition);

    // Set the map location.
    await (sender as MapControl).TrySetViewAsync(cityCenter, 12);
}

Properties

The following properties wrap corresponding properties of the wrapped UWP Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Maps.MapControl object. See the links in this table for more information about each property.

Property	Type	Description
ActualCamera	MapCamera	Wraps the ActualCamera property.
BusinessLandmarksEnabled	bool	Wraps the BusinessLandmarksEnabled property.
BusinessLandmarksVisible	bool	Wraps the BusinessLandmarksVisible property.
Center	Geopoint	Wraps the Center property.
CustomExperience	MapCustomExperience	Wraps the CustomExperience property.
DesiredPitch	double	Wraps the DesiredPitch property.
Heading	double	Wraps the Heading property.
Is3DSupported	bool	Wraps the Is3DSupported property.
IsStreetsideSupported	bool	Wraps the IsStreetsideSupported property.
LandmarksVisible	bool	Wraps the LandmarksVisible property.
Layers	IList<MapLayer>	Wraps the Layers property.
LoadingStatus	MapLoadingStatus	Wraps the LoadingStatus property.
MapColorScheme	ColorScheme	Wraps the MapColorScheme property.
MapElements	IList<MapElement>	Wraps the MapElements property.
MapProjection	MapProjection	Wraps the MapProjection property.
MapServiceToken	string	Wraps the MapServiceToken property.
MaxZoomLevel	double	Wraps the MaxZoomLevel property.
MinZoomLevel	double	Wraps the MinZoomLevel property.
PanInteractionMode	MapPanInteractionMode	Wraps the PanInteractionMode property.
PedestrianFeaturesVisible	bool	Wraps the PedestrianFeaturesVisible property.
Pitch	double	Wraps the Pitch property.
Region	string	Wraps the Region property.
RotateInteractionMode	MapInteractionMode	Wraps the RotateInteractionMode property.
Routes	IList<MapRouteView>	Wraps the Routes property.
Scene	MapScene	Wraps the Scene property.
Style	MapStyle	Wraps the Style property.
StyleSheet	MapStyleSheet	Wraps the StyleSheet property.
TargetCamera	MapCamera	Wraps the TargetCamera property.
TileSources	IList<MapTileSource>	Wraps the TileSources property.
TiltInteractionMode	MapInteractionMode	Wraps the TiltInteractionMode property.
TrafficFlowVisible	bool	Wraps the TrafficFlowVisible property.
TransitFeaturesEnabled	bool	Wraps the TransitFeaturesEnabled property.
TransitFeaturesVisible	bool	Wraps the TransitFeaturesVisible property.
TransformOrigin	Point	Wraps the TransformOrigin property.
WatermarkMode	MapWatermarkMode	Wraps the WatermarkMode property.
ZoomInteractionMode	MapInteractionMode	Wraps the ZoomInteractionMode property.
ZoomLevel	double	Wraps the ZoomLevel property.

Methods

The following methods wrap corresponding methods of the wrapped UWP Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Maps.MapControl object. See the links in this table for more information about each method.

Method	Return Type	Description
FindMapElementsAtOffset(Point)	IReadOnlyList<MapElement>	Wraps the FindMapElementsAtOffset(Point) method.
FindMapElementsAtOffset(Point, double)	IReadOnlyList<MapElement>	Wraps the FindMapElementsAtOffset(Point, double) method.
GetLocationFromOffset(Point, Geopoint)	void	Wraps the GetLocationFromOffset(Point, Geopoint) method.
GetLocationFromOffset(Point, AltitudeReferenceSystem, Geopoint)	void	Wraps the GetLocationFromOffset(Point, AltitudeReferenceSystem, Geopoint) method.
GetOffsetFromLocation	void	Wraps the GetOffsetFromLocation method.
GetVisibleRegion	Geopath	Wraps the GetVisibleRegion method.
IsLocationInView	void	Wraps the IsLocationInView method.
StartContinuousPan	void	Wraps the StartContinuousPan method.
StartContinuousRotate	void	Wraps the StartContinuousRotate method.
StartContinuousTilt	void	Wraps the StartContinuousTilt method.
StartContinuousZoom	void	Wraps the StartContinuousZoom method.
StopContinuousPan	void	Wraps the StopContinuousPan method.
StopContinuousRotate	void	Wraps the StopContinuousRotate method.
StopContinuousTilt	void	Wraps the StopContinuousTilt method.
StopContinuousZoom	void	Wraps the StopContinuousZoom method.
TryGetLocationFromOffset(Point, Geopoint)	bool	Wraps the TryGetLocationFromOffset(Point, Geopoint) method.
TryGetLocationFromOffset(Point, AltitudeReferenceSystem, Geopoint)	bool	Wraps the TryGetLocationFromOffset(Point, AltitudeReferenceSystem, Geopoint) method.
TryPanAsync	bool	Wraps the TryPanAsync method.
TryPanToAsync	bool	Wraps the TryPanToAsync method.
TryRotateAsync	bool	Wraps the TryRotateAsync method.
TryRotateToAsync	bool	Wraps the TryRotateToAsync method.
TrySetSceneAsync(MapScene)	bool	Wraps the TrySetSceneAsync(MapScene) method.
TrySetSceneAsync(MapScene, MapAnimationKind)	bool	Wraps the TrySetSceneAsync(MapScene, MapAnimationKind) method.
TrySetViewAsync(Geopoint)	bool	Wraps the TrySetViewAsync(Geopoint) method.
TrySetViewAsync(Geopoint, Nullable<double>)	bool	Wraps the TrySetViewAsync(Geopoint, Nullable<double>) method.
TrySetViewAsync(Geopoint, Nullable<double>, Nullable<double>, Nullable<double>)	bool	Wraps the TrySetViewAsync(Geopoint, Nullable<double>, Nullable<double>, Nullable<double>) method.
TrySetViewAsync(Geopoint, Nullable<double>, Nullable<double>, Nullable<double>, MapAnimationKind)	bool	Wraps the TrySetViewAsync(Geopoint, Nullable<double>, Nullable<double>, Nullable<double>, MapAnimationKind) method.
TryTiltAsync	bool	Wraps the TryTiltAsync method.
TryTiltToAsync	bool	Wraps the TryTiltToAsync method.
TryZoomInAsync	bool	Wraps the TryZoomInAsync method.
TryZoomOutAsync	bool	Wraps the TryZoomOutAsync method.
TryZoomToAsync	bool	Wraps the TryZoomToAsync method.

Events

The following events wrap corresponding events of the wrapped UWP Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Maps.MapControl object. See the links in this table for more information about each event.

Event	Description
ActualCameraChanged	Wraps the ActualCameraChanged event.
ActualCameraChanging	Wraps the ActualCameraChanging event.
CenterChanged	Wraps the CenterChanged event.
CustomExperienceChanged	Wraps the CustomExperienceChanged event.
HeadingChanged	Wraps the HeadingChanged event.
LoadingStatusChanged	Wraps the LoadingStatusChanged event.
MapContextRequested	Wraps the MapContextRequested event.
MapDoubleTapped	Wraps the MapDoubleTapped event
MapElementClick	Wraps the MapElementClick event.
MapElementPointerEntered	Wraps the MapElementPointerEntered event.
MapElementPointerExited	Wraps the MapElementPointerExited event.
MapHolding	Wraps the MapHolding event.
MapRightTapped	Wraps the MapRightTapped event.
MapTapped	Wraps the MapTapped event.
PitchChanged	Wraps the PitchChanged event.
TargetCameraChanged	Wraps the TargetCameraChanged event.
TransformOriginChanged	Wraps the TransformOriginChanged event.
ZoomLevelChanged	Wraps the ZoomLevelChanged event.

Requirements

Device family	.NET 4.6.2, Windows 10 (introduced v10.0.17709.0)
Namespace	Windows Forms: Microsoft.Toolkit.Forms.UI.Controls WPF: Microsoft.Toolkit.Wpf.UI.Controls
NuGet package	Windows Forms: Microsoft.Toolkit.Forms.UI.Controls WPF: Microsoft.Toolkit.Wpf.UI.Controls

API

• MapControl (Windows Forms)
• MapControl (WPF)

Related topics

• Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Maps.MapControl
• Display maps