Map Control Branches

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There are two branches of the Bing Maps V8 SDK that can be accessed. This provides the option to access new features as soon as they are available, even if those features have not been thoroughly tested or completed.

Branch Description
release The main branch of the SDK that is used in most applications. New features have been fully tested and known bugs found while in the experimental branch have been fixed.
experimental New features are made available as soon as they have been developed. These features are still being tested and may have bugs in them. This branch is recommended for developers who want to try out the latest and greatest features as soon as they are available.

To point your application to a specific branch simply add &branch=[branch_version] to the map script URL. If a branch is not specified, the release branch is automatically loaded. For example, the following URL can be used to load the experimental branch.

<script type='text/javascript' src='http//www.bing.com/api/maps/mapcontrol?callback=GetMap&branch=experimental&key=[YOUR_BING_MAPS_KEY]' async defer></script>

<script>
    function GetMap() {
        //Load the map.
    }
</script>