Map Pins information window

Question

Trying to use Xamarin Forms maps with mixed results. I get the map shown and the pins. However, none of the pins have an information window...Clicking, long clicks, touches, etc...do nothing.

Below is the xaml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:maps="clr-namespace:Xamarin.Forms.Maps;assembly=Xamarin.Forms.Maps"
             x:Class="MapsExample.MainPage"
             Title="Shot Map">
    <ContentPage.Content>
        <StackLayout Margin="10">
            <maps:Map x:Name="map">
                <x:Arguments>
                    <maps:MapSpan>
                        <x:Arguments>
                            <maps:Position>
                                <x:Arguments>
                                    <x:Double>36.9628066</x:Double>
                                    <x:Double>-122.0194722</x:Double>
                                </x:Arguments>
                            </maps:Position>
                            <x:Double>0.01</x:Double>
                            <x:Double>0.01</x:Double>
                        </x:Arguments>
                    </maps:MapSpan>
                </x:Arguments>
                <maps:Map.Pins>
                    <maps:Pin Label="Santa Cruz"
                          Address="The city with a boardwalk"
                          Type="Place">
                        <maps:Pin.Position>
                            <maps:Position>
                                <x:Arguments>
                                    <x:Double>36.9628066</x:Double>
                                    <x:Double>-122.0194722</x:Double>
                                </x:Arguments>
                            </maps:Position>
                        </maps:Pin.Position>
                    </maps:Pin>
                </maps:Map.Pins>
            </maps:Map>
            <Button Text="Add more pins"></Button>
        </StackLayout>
    </ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>

If it looks familiar, that's because it's straight from the example. My reading of the documentation leads me to believe that the info window should open when the pin is clicked on but I can't get it to work. I'm UWP only for this as doing it anywhere else would cost some money.

Answer 1

Thanks but if I have to go to that much effort, I'd just replace the whole thing with something more full featured.

Answer 2

Hi BrianErickson-9266,

Welcome to our Microsoft Q&A platform!

It's true that Pin doesn't work as well in UWP as it does in Android or iOS. For this "Pin issue", you can submit an issue on Github.

As a workaround you can subscribe to the MarkerClicked of Pin, and obtain Address, Position and other information programmatically.

xaml:

<Label x:Name="paddress" />  
<Label x:Name="pposition"/>  
<Label x:Name="plabel"/>  
<Label x:Name="ptype"/>  
 ....  
<maps:Pin Label="Santa Cruz"  
    Address="The city with a boardwalk"  
    Type="Place" MarkerClicked="Pin_MarkerClicked">  

xaml.cs:

private void Pin_MarkerClicked(object sender, Xamarin.Forms.Maps.PinClickedEventArgs e)  
{  
    paddress.Text = (sender as Pin).Address;  
    pposition.Text = (sender as Pin).Position.Latitude.ToString() + (sender as Pin).Position.Longitude.ToString();  
    plabel.Text = (sender as Pin).Label;  
    ptype.Text = (sender as Pin).Type.ToString();  
}  

Regards,
Kyle

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