Working with Tile Layers
Bing Services
This topic describes how to add a custom tile layer to the map.
Adding a Tile Layer
A tile layer is a valid map entity, so after you construct your layer, you can add it to the map using the push method of the map entities collection. The code below adds a custom tile layer to the map.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ecn.dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=7.0"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function GetMap()
{
// Initialize the map
var map = new Microsoft.Maps.Map(document.getElementById("mapDiv"),{credentials:"Your Bing Maps Key", center:new Microsoft.Maps.Location(48.03,-122.4), zoom:12, mapTypeId: Microsoft.Maps.MapTypeId.road });
try
{
// Create the tile layer source
var tileSource = new Microsoft.Maps.TileSource({uriConstructor: 'http://www.microsoft.com/maps/isdk/ajax/layers/lidar/{quadkey}.png'});
// Construct the layer using the tile source
var tilelayer= new Microsoft.Maps.TileLayer({ mercator: tileSource, opacity: .7 });
// Push the tile layer to the map
map.entities.push(tilelayer);
}
catch(err)
{
alert( 'Error Message:' + err.message);
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="GetMap();">
<div id='mapDiv' style="position:relative; width:400px; height:400px;"></div>
</body>
</html>
