MapsApplicationContext Class
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Contains credentials that are used to authenticate requests for maps services.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::.Object
Microsoft.Phone.Maps..::.MapsApplicationContext
Namespace: Microsoft.Phone.Maps
Assembly: Microsoft.Phone.Maps (in Microsoft.Phone.Maps.dll)
Syntax
Public NotInheritable Class MapsApplicationContext
public sealed class MapsApplicationContext
The MapsApplicationContext type exposes the following members.
Properties
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ApplicationId | Gets or sets an ID that’s used to authenticate requests for maps services. |
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AuthenticationToken | Gets or sets a token that’s used to authenticate requests for maps services. |
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Methods
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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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.) |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Remarks
For more info about authenticating your app to use maps services, see How to add a Map control to a page in Windows Phone 8.
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.
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.