MapOverlay Class
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Represents a map layer, which positions its child UIElement objects using geographic coordinates.
Assembly: Microsoft.Phone.Maps (in Microsoft.Phone.Maps.dll)
The MapOverlay type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Content | Gets or sets the content to be displayed. |
| ContentTemplate | Gets or sets the DataTemplate. |
| Dispatcher | Gets the Dispatcher this object is associated with. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
| GeoCoordinate | Gets or sets the GeoCoordinates of the overlay of the map control. |
| PositionOrigin | Gets or sets the center of the overlay of the map control. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | CheckAccess | Determines whether the calling thread has access to this object. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
| ClearValue | Clears the local value of a dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
 | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetAnimationBaseValue | Returns any base value established for a Windows Phone dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetValue | Returns the current effective value of a dependency property from a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ReadLocalValue | Returns the local value of a dependency property, if a local value is set. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
| SetValue | Sets the local value of a dependency property on a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | ContentProperty | Identifies the Content dependency property. |
| ContentTemplateProperty | Identifies the ContentTemplate dependency property. |
| GeoCoordinateProperty | Identifies the GeoCoordinate dependency property. |
| PositionOriginProperty | Identifies the PositionOrigin dependency property. |
Capabilities
If you use this API in your app, you must specify the following capabilities in the app manifest. Otherwise, your app might not work correctly or it might exit unexpectedly.
ID_CAP_MAP | Windows Phone 8 |
For more info, see App capabilities and hardware requirements for Windows Phone 8.
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