Returning a Localized Map
The Bing Maps AJAX Control 7.0 provides the ability to return a localized map and route directions.
Setting the Culture
By default the map labels and the navigation control text are provided in the culture English-United States (en-US). However, the map control culture can be changed by adding the mkt parameter to the map control reference, as in the following example, which sets the culture to French-France (fr-FR).
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ecn.dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=7.0&mkt=fr-fr"></script>
Supported Cultures
The following table lists supported cultures for the map control imagery and Microsoft.Maps.Directions module. The Culture column lists the valid values for the mkt parameter.
| Language - Country/Region | Culture | Map Control | Microsoft.Maps.Directions module |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Czech – Czech Republic |
cs-CZ |
|
X |
|
Danish – Denmark |
da-DK |
|
X |
|
Dutch - Belgium |
nl-BE |
X |
|
|
Dutch – Netherlands |
nl-NL |
|
X |
|
English - Australia |
en-AU |
|
X |
|
English – Canada |
en-CA |
X |
X |
|
English - India |
en-IN |
X |
|
|
English - United Kingdom |
en-GB |
X |
X |
|
English - United States |
en-US |
X |
X |
|
Finnish – Finland |
fi-FI |
|
X |
|
French – Canada |
fr-CA |
X |
X |
|
French – France |
fr-FR |
X |
X |
|
German – Germany |
de-DE |
X |
X |
|
Italian – Italy |
it-IT |
X |
X |
|
Japanese - Japan |
ja-JP |
X |
X |
|
Norwegian (Bokmal) - Norway |
nb-NO |
|
X |
|
Portuguese - Brazil |
pt-BR |
|
X |
|
Portuguese - Portugal |
pt-PT |
|
X |
|
Spanish - Mexico |
es-MX |
X |
X |
|
Spanish - Spain |
es-ES |
X |
X |
|
Spanish – United States |
es-US |
X |
X |
|
Swedish - Sweden |
sv-SE |
|
X |
Remarks
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Error messages are always displayed in English - United States.
