uwp MapControl, how can I add search box to the control?

Question

I like a user to select a location with map, MapControl, in uwp app.
I couldn't find a way to add search box to the map control like Windows Maps app like below.

Is it even possible?

Answer 1

There is no direct Search UI as most apps will want to customize what the UI looks like, but you can just place a standard XAML text box anywhere you like, and in the handler for the search button, call the Location finder API here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.services.maps.maplocationfinder?view=winrt-19041

It will return search results that you can then display on the map.

Answer 2

You could add SearchBox to MapControl directly.

As follows:

<Maps:MapControl x:Name="MapControl1"                             
                             Height="300"  
                             Width="500"                              
       ZoomInteractionMode="GestureAndControl"  
       TiltInteractionMode="GestureAndControl"          
       MapServiceToken="..">  
  
                <SearchBox Width="150" Background="Transparent"/>  
  
</Maps:MapControl>  

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