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PlaceCategory property

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Returns the PlaceCategory object for the specified location. Returns "Nothing" if the location does not fit into a place category. Read-only.

Applies to

Objects: Location

Syntax

object.PlaceCategory

Parameters

Part

Description

object

Required. An expression that returns a Location object.

Example

  Sub GetPlaceCategoryName()

  Dim objApp As New MapPoint.Application
  Dim objLoc As MapPoint.Location

  'Set up application and get Location object
  objApp.Visible = True
  objApp.UserControl = True
  Set objLoc = objApp.ActiveMap.FindResults("Washington Monument")(1)

  'Get the name of the place category associated with this location
  MsgBox "Place Category name: " + objLoc.PlaceCategory.Name

  End Sub

Note   This sample code is specific for use in MapPoint North America; it is for illustration purposes only.