MercatorMode.ModeBackground Property
Bing
Specifies whether the background is light or dark.
Assembly: Microsoft.Maps.MapControl.WPF (in Microsoft.Maps.MapControl.WPF.dll)
You can use the MercatorMode to remove the base map tile layer so that you can add tile overlays, shapes, images or videos to one or more MapLayer objects.
The following example removes the base map tile layer.
<Window x:Class="MapControlInteractiveSdk.Tutorials.TileLayer.TutorialNoBaseTiles" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:m="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Maps.MapControl.WPF;assembly=Microsoft.Maps.MapControl.WPF"> <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"> <m:Map CredentialsProvider="{StaticResource MyCredentials}" Center="48.03,-122.4" ZoomLevel="13" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" x:Name="MyMap"> <!-- Set the MapMode to show no base tiles --> <m:Map.Mode> <m:MercatorMode/> </m:Map.Mode> </m:Map> </Grid> </Window>
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