MapSpecification.DataSourceName Property

A string representing the name of the data source (DataSource.Name property) to use to render a map. String. Required.

Public Dim DataSourceName As String
    Member of [Namespace].MapSpecification
[C#]
public System.String DataSourceName
    Member of [Namespace].MapSpecification

Remarks

• The data source must have a DataSource.Capability property value of CanDrawMaps.

  Note  If rendering a route, the DataSource.Capability property value must be CanRoute and the route must be rendered using the same data source that was used to create the route.

• To return the properties of a data source, use the CommonServiceSoap.GetDataSourceInfo method.

• For a table of the MapPoint Web Service data sources and the functions they are capable of performing, see MapPoint Web Service Data Sources and Capabilities.

• Routing is limited to areas for which the specified data source has street and/or major road information. For more information, see MapPoint.BR Data Source, MapPoint.EU Data Source and MapPoint.NA Data Source.

Example

 
[Visual Basic] 
'This example assumes that the service instance 
''renderService' has already been created and that 
'the MapPoint Web Service namespace has been imported 

'Get a map using height and width
Dim myViews(0) As ViewByHeightWidth
myViews(0) = New ViewByHeightWidth()
myViews(0).CenterPoint = New LatLong()
myViews(0).CenterPoint.Latitude = 40
myViews(0).CenterPoint.Longitude = -120
myViews(0).Height = 200
myViews(0).Width = 300

Dim mapSpec As New MapSpecification()
mapSpec.DataSourceName = "MapPoint.NA"
mapSpec.Views = myViews

Dim mapImages() As MapImage
mapImages = renderService.GetMap(mapSpec)

 
[C#]
//This example assumes that the service instance 
//'renderService' has already been created and that 
//the MapPoint Web Service namespace has been imported 

//Get a map using height and width
ViewByHeightWidth[] myViews = new ViewByHeightWidth[1];
myViews[0] = new ViewByHeightWidth();
myViews[0].CenterPoint = new LatLong();
myViews[0].CenterPoint.Latitude = 40;
myViews[0].CenterPoint.Longitude = -120;
myViews[0].Height = 200;
myViews[0].Width = 300;

MapSpecification mapSpec  = new MapSpecification();
mapSpec.DataSourceName = "MapPoint.NA";
mapSpec.Views = myViews;

MapImage[] mapImages;
mapImages = renderService.GetMap(mapSpec);

 

See Also

MapSpecification Class | DataSource.Name Property | DataSource.Capability Property | CommonServiceSoap.GetDataSourceInfo Method | MapPoint Web Service Data Sources and Capabilities