FindPushpin method

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02/25/2011

Finds a Pushpin of a specified name. Returns the Pushpin object. Returns "Nothing" if the find results are ambiguous, or if there is no match.

Applies to

Objects: Map

Syntax

object.FindPushpin(Name)

Parameters

Part	Description
object	Required. An expression that returns a Map object.
Name	Required String. The name of the Pushpin to find.

Remarks

To access data associated with a Pushpin, use the MoveToPushpin method on a Recordset object.
To open the Find dialog box for user input, use the ShowFindDialog method on the Map object.

Example

[Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0]
  Sub ChangeFoundPushpinSymbol()

  Dim objApp As New MapPoint.Application
  Dim objPin As MapPoint.Pushpin

  'Set up the application
  objApp.Visible = True
  objApp.UserControl = True
  objApp.OpenMap objApp.Path + "\Samples\Clients.ptm"

  'Find a Pushpin, then select it and change its symbol
  Set objPin = objApp.ActiveMap.FindPushpin("Elizabeth Boyle Lucerne Publishing")
  objPin.Select
  objPin.Symbol = 171

  End Sub

[C#]
void ChangeFoundPushpinSymbol()
{
  MapPoint.ApplicationClass objApp = new MapPoint.ApplicationClass();
  MapPoint.Map objMap = null;
  MapPoint.Pushpin objPin = null;

  //Set up the application
  objApp.Visible = true;
  objApp.UserControl = true;
  objApp.OpenMap(objApp.Path + "\\Samples\\Clients.ptm",false);
  objMap = objApp.ActiveMap;

  //Find a Pushpin, then select it and change its symbol
  objPin = (MapPoint.Pushpin)objMap.FindPushpin(
     "Elizabeth Boyle Lucerne Publishing");
  objPin.Select();
  objPin.Symbol = 171;
}

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

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