Changing the color of the default Pushpin

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The default pushpin works well for most applications, but sometimes its useful to be able to change its color. Rather than having to having to create a custom pushpin image that is your desired color, you can simply set the color property in the pushpin options.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title></title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
	<script type='text/javascript'>
    function GetMap() {
        var map = new Microsoft.Maps.Map('#myMap', {
            credentials: 'Your Bing Maps Key',
            center: new Microsoft.Maps.Location(47.6149, -122.1941)
        });

        var center = map.getCenter();

        //Create custom Pushpin
        var pin = new Microsoft.Maps.Pushpin(center, {
            color: 'red'
        });

        //Add the pushpin to the map
        map.entities.push(pin);
    }
    </script>
    <script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.bing.com/api/maps/mapcontrol?callback=GetMap' async defer></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="myMap" style="position:relative;width:600px;height:400px;"></div>
</body>
</html>

Runing this code in a browser will display a red pushpin in the center of the map.

Screenshot of the Bing map that shows a red pushpin in the center of the map as defined in the code example.