I recently had a requirement where i want to show a tooltip for pushpin and this is with bing maps for silverlight. Since weve registered for this event on our pushpin, we can display the infobox. The bing maps service recently received a major update this week with a slew of new features including draggable routes, a zoom bar, command parsing, embeddable maps. Following on from my new years resolution, i thought id write about how to do this. When the installation completes, you can choose to open the bing maps silverlight control sdk help file bingmapssilverlightcontrolsdk. Custom pushpin with pop up on hover in bing map silverlight. In bing maps an infobox or popup is just another entity that you can treat just like a pushpin. The first thing we will need is a base pushpin that has the color region removed and made transparent. It was just 6 months ago that the bing maps platform team officially launched support for the silverlight control.
In this blog post, ill show you how to create a reusable user control that gives you. In this post i am going to discuss some of the following topics. So what i need is a way for the user to create a pushpin or some other template on the map, and be able to move it around the map until i find the exact latlong i require and then when ready save it back to my database to be displayed next time. When building a bing maps application, you may want to give the user the ability to drag a pushpin. Correctly anchoring pushpins to the map rickys bing maps blog. In the past using bing maps inside a winform required using a web browser. Mode3d requires the browser to install the proper plugin, otherwise the map will not be.
I cannot find any examples from bing or telerik on how to implement this. How to use bing map silverlight control byteblocks. Getting started with the bing maps silverlight control. Download bing maps windows presentation foundation wpf. To start with, its easiest to consider a route between a set number of existing draggable waypoints, as in the following code listing. Feb 27, 2017 in bing map, if you want to perform both click event and drag event, you have to make pushpin as draggable. Using geocode service to show addresses as pushpins in.
The pushpin class derives from the iprimitive interface. Ive used and like all three approaches, but i really like bing maps with wpf. Well create a map with an aerial and road view, and allow the user the create pushpin marks by clicking the map. Creating silverlight microsoft bing maps with editable pushpins in. A native pushpin class for adding vector graphics to the bing maps silverlight control without using the silverlight native drawing tools. We added some new classes for extending the map types that are available from with the bing maps silverlight control. Children now, in order to place the pushpin on the desire location you need to use the maplayer. Hi, how to make push pin as draggable in bing map v8 control, is this feature is available. May, 2010 bing maps has the capability of having draggable routes. Using geocode service to show addresses as pushpin s. Theres also an easier way to move pushpins by setting them to be draggable. In bing map, if you want to perform both click event and drag event, you have to make pushpin as draggable. When an array of pushpins are added to the map or a layer, the first pushpin is rendered last.
Inside the tool tip it should have an image, header text, paragraph, and footer. Setposition, passing the pushpin control and the location value. Integration du controle bing maps silverlight via webbrowser. If in a map i added 10 pushpin is it possible to see simultaneally all the tooltip after the map is loaded. Microsoft launches bing map services to provide online mapping. If there was a draggable property in the geojson properties, then the pushpin would be draggable. In the javascript version of bing maps this can be done by setting the draggable property of a pushpin to true, but the pushpin class in the. Bing maps now offers draggable routes that are computed dynamically, a zoom bar, embeddable maps, smarter command parsing and a redesigned. Using geocode service to show addresses as pushpins in bing map silverlight control. Hi there, is there any work around for the above issue mentioned in subject. In bing maps silverlight, wpf and native windows store controls we can change the color programmatically by simply setting the background color. How to add regular silverlight controls on bing map control. Jan 19, 2010 bing maps goes silverlight frederic lardinois 19 jan 2010 web microsoft just announced that it is taking the bing maps sliverlight version out of beta and making it the default version for. Download bing map control sdk and install on your development machine.
This was replaced in the later javascriptajax control with a more general shape object which could be customised to a pushpin. This was in addition to the bing maps soap service via windows communication foundation and the ajax control that have been in use for years now. Draggable route in ui for silverlight map telerik forums. So what i need is a way for the user to create a pushpin or some other template on the map, and be able to move it around the map until i find the exact latlong i require and then when ready save it back to my database to be displayed. Feb 19, 2015 this software development kit sdk provides the binaries and programming reference for the bing maps windows presentation foundation control.
Author nishant rana posted on march 5, 2011 march 5, 2011 categories bing map, silverlight tags bing map, silverlight 2 thoughts on using geocode service to show addresses as pushpins in bing map silverlight control. Draggable pushpins with microsoft virtual earth maps. Contribute to devexpressexampleshowtoanimateamappushpine4275 development by creating an account on github. But not all is lost, microsoft made it so that we can add uielements to the. Custom pushpins in bing maps silverlight rickys microsoft. Using a map to visualize data within an application is great, but you must first get the location of the data to be displayed. Bing maps icons download 372 free bing maps icons here.
You can use this control to build your own applications that use bing maps with wpf or surface. Correctly anchoring pushpins to the map rickys bing. In the bing maps silverlight control there is a pushpin object that you can use to mark locations on the map. In the ajax control of bing maps we could easily add infoboxes to our pushpins by setting the title or description property. At the end you can download the source code for a sample application. Choose a location to install the bing maps silverlight control. Feb 24, 2017 the geojson module looks for certain properties and uses them to customize the shape. This tutorial demonstrates how to create a pushpin from a specified image. The two main alternatives to bing maps with wpf are bing maps ajax in a web application and bing maps silverlight. Download bing maps silverlight control sdk from official. Net web application, using silverlight and the microsoft bing maps sdk.
Jul 14, 2011 1 the only way i know to see the pushpin tooltip is moving the mouse over it. This gives a lot of flexibility in what can be done with the infobox class. Bing maps goes silverlight frederic lardinois 19 jan 2010 web microsoft just announced that it is taking the bing maps sliverlight version out. Define a control template inside the required page or inside app. This will also be the first of a series of blogs that explore the versatility and extendibility of this application to other microsoft technology platforms including sharepoint, crm, and asp. Technet bing maps for silverlight customized tooltip for. Jun 12, 2012 this tutorial demonstrates how to create a pushpin from a specified image. Hi there, one thing i am trying todo is give users the ability to dynamically add a location on a map and assign some details to it. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. Bing maps adds spatial maths geometry i programmer.
Creating silverlight microsoft bing maps with editable. Nov 10, 2009 microsoft just released a major update to bing maps. Before beginning, youll need to download and install the. Mar 05, 2011 author nishant rana posted on march 5, 2011 march 5, 2011 categories bing map, silverlight tags bing map, silverlight 2 thoughts on using geocode service to show addresses as pushpin s in bing map silverlight control. The bing maps service recently received a major update this week with a slew of new features including draggable routes, a zoom bar, command parsing, embeddable maps, new navigation, and more. Using geocode service to show addresses as pushpin s in bing. Explore the bing maps v8 web map control using interactive code samples. Building interactive maps with silverlight and bing maps. May 17, 2010 i have a bing map application working with silverlight sdk. For example, if you want to mark a point on the map you can simply use an infobox instead of a. Unfortunately there is little you can do as far as customizations.
This software development kit sdk provides the binaries and programming reference for the bing maps windows presentation foundation control. Html5 canvas pushpins in javascript maps blog bing. Recently i was developing an application for a client using bing maps silverlight control and realized that there have been some changes since i last wrote about it. In short for the 3d view of bing maps, the company is dropping their plugin which runs on silverlight, and will instead bakein its capabilities into the larger map function of bing using html5. In the bing maps v7 control the default anchor point for a pushpin is 12px to the left and 36px up. Movable pushpin in ui for silverlight map telerik forums. Contribute to devexpressexampleshowtoanimateamap pushpin e4275 development by creating an account on github.
However, the problem and this exists with the default pushpin as well is that clicking on the pushpin seems to be handled by the map control first so i end up dropping another pin, instead of registering an event on the pushpin. Jan 11, 2011 there have been several recent posts asking how to implement draggable routes in bing maps. Net version does not have this property, so what can you do. Bing maps dropping silverlight for html5 the next web. However, since there is no properties value on the geojson object, it is looking for a draggable property on an undefined value. Jan 06, 2010 and you pretty much have the answer, use bing map silverlight control. Theres an update to bing maps 8 that adds support for spatial. There have been several recent posts asking how to implement draggable routes in bing maps. Expand configuration driven maps, configuration driven maps. May 02, 2010 custom pushpins in bing maps silverlight rbrundritt may 2, 2010 in the bing maps silverlight control there is a pushpin object that you can use to mark locations on the map. If so, is there any place where i could find examples.
When using this canvas pushpin module we can actually do the same thing. If you are using a custom pushpin with the bing maps v7 map control you can specify the width, height and an anchor offset value as options when creating the. Any idea how can i force the maplayer to keep track of the pushpin location during the drag and redraw it properly as mouse moves. Using bing maps in winforms rickys microsoft maps blog. How to add legends or some text to silverlight bing map.
With the latest version of the bing maps ajax control, your pushpins become dragable by simply setting the veshape. It seems that when a pushpin is wrapped with contentpresenter the animation is not possible. Im trying to create a pushpin in a silverlight bing map that is both draggable as well as clickable. Draggable pushpins using bing maps silverlight control. Net when building a bing maps application, you may want to give the user the ability to drag a pushpin. Multiple pushpins and infoboxes in bing maps v7 rickys.
Draggable pushpins with microsoft virtual earth maps blog. Draggable pushpins with microsoft virtual earth using pushpin objects in microsoft virtual earth is pretty straightforward you pass in latitude and longitude coordinates and drop a pushpin on the map. In short for the 3d view of bing maps, the company is dropping their plugin which runs on silverlight, and will instead bakein its capabilities into. How to make push pin as draggable in bing map v8 control, is this feature is available. Microsoft just released a major update to bing maps. Pushpins, sometimes also referred to as markers or mapicons on other mapping platforms, are one of the primary ways of marking a location on a map.
Place base pushpin provides an easy to use javascript application programming interface for embedding scrollable maps into your website. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. The mouseenter event for a silverlight bing map pushpin occurs when the user hovers the mouse over the pushpin. Bing maps has the capability of having draggable routes.
Learn how to use autosuggest, streetside, heat maps and much more. Custom pushpin with pop up on hover in bing map silverlight control. A microsoft silverlight bing map with 3 pushpins created. This post will show you one easy method for adding hoverable infoboxes to pushpins that are similar to the ajax control. Overview the goal of this blog is to detail each step in the process of creating a functioning silverlight application using bing maps. Wpf interoperability tab and drag an element host item onto your form. This is a simple application for beginners to use to develop windows phone 7 tools that help to create a pushpin a in website map. In the silverlight control there are no built in infoboxes. May 04, 2010 simple infoboxes in bing maps silverlight rbrundritt may 4, 2010 in the ajax control of bing maps we could easily add infoboxes to our pushpins by setting the title or description property. How to detect in bing map version 7, it is click event or. Oct 03, 20 when building a bing maps application, you may want to give the user the ability to drag a pushpin.
Add a pin to yhe center of the map var pin new microsoft. Pushpin animation is not possible with bing map v8. I have worked with bing map ajax control, and it has this thing called infobox which is found on microsoft. You can also create more complex pushpins by setting content to a layout grid which. Oct, 2011 multiple pushpins and infoboxes in bing maps v7 rbrundritt october, 2011 in bing maps an infobox or popup is just another entity that you can treat just like a pushpin. Simple infoboxes in bing maps silverlight rickys microsoft.