Read GeoXmlLayer with XML String

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Raw XML data that is stored as a string can be passed into the GeoXxml read functions and GeoXmlLayer class. This sample shows how to easily pass in a string of GeoRSS data into a GeoXmlLayer and overlay it on the map.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title></title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <script type='text/javascript'>
    var map;
    var georss = '<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss"><entry><title>Sample Polygon</title><georss:polygon>46.31409 -122.22616 46.31113 -122.22968 46.31083 -122.23320</georss:polygon></entry></feed>';

    function GetMap() {
        map = new Microsoft.Maps.Map('#myMap', {
            credentials: 'Your Bing Maps Key',
            zoom: 1
        });

        //Load the GeoXml module.
        Microsoft.Maps.loadModule('Microsoft.Maps.GeoXml', function () {
            //Create an instance of the GeoXmlLayer.
            layer = new Microsoft.Maps.GeoXmlLayer(georss);

            //Add the layer to the map.
            map.layers.insert(layer);
        });
    }
    </script>
    <script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.bing.com/api/maps/mapcontrol?callback=GetMap' async defer></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="myMap" style="position:relative;width:800px;height:600px;"></div>
</body>
</html>

Here is what this GeoRSS data looks like on the map.

BMV8_BasicGeoXml

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