PlaceCategory property

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Returns the PlaceCategory object for the specified location. Returns "Nothing" if the location does not fit into a place category. Read-only.

Applies to

Objects:  Location

Syntax

object.PlaceCategory

Parameters

Part Description
object Required. An expression that returns a Location object.

Example

    Sub GetPlaceCategoryName()


  Dim objApp As New MapPoint.Application
  Dim objLoc As MapPoint.Location


  'Set up application and get Location object
  objApp.Visible = True
  objApp.UserControl = True
  Set objLoc = objApp.ActiveMap.FindResults("Washington Monument")(1)


  'Get the name of the place category associated with this location
  MsgBox "Place Category name: " + objLoc.PlaceCategory.Name


  End Sub

Note  This sample code is specific for use in MapPoint North America; it is for illustration purposes only.