Map for WinForms - Create Different Map Shapes

This example shows how to create map shapes and add them to a vector layer.

Follow the steps below to add map shapes to the map:

1. Add a VectorItemsLayer object to the MapControl.Layers collection.
2. Initialize the VectorItemsLayer.Data property with a MapItemStorage object.
3. Add shape objects to the MapItemStorage.Items collection.

The following shapes are available:

• MapBubble
• MapCallout
• MapCustomElement
• MapDot
• MapEllipse
• MapLine
• MapPath
• MapPie
• MapPolygon
• MapPolyline
• MapPushpin
• MapRectangle
• MapSpline

Files to Look At

• Form1.cs (VB: Form1.vb)

Documentation

• Vector Items
• Map Editor

More Examples

• How to move a Map Pushpin element at runtime
• How to manually provide vector items from WKT
• How to manually generate vector items to display on a map
• How to manually generate map items for received GIS data
• How to load data from a SQL geometry data source
• How to display bubble chart items on a map
• How to customize drawing of vector items on a map
• How to color manually added shapes using the choropleth colorizer
• How to customize shape title options
• How to customize the appearance of a map shape title
• How to Use Clusterers to Aggregate Vector Items

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