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Pushpin.IconDataSource Property

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The name of the data source that contains the pushpin icon. String.

Public Dim IconDataSource As String
    Member of [Namespace].Pushpin
[C#]
public System.String IconDataSource
    Member of [Namespace].Pushpin

Remarks

  • The IconDataSource property is required.
  • The MapPoint Web Service stock set of icons is located in the MapPoint.Icons data source. For the MapPoint Web Service stock icon images and names, see MapPoint.Icons Data Source.
  • As a MapPoint Web Service customer, you can upload your own icon images to a custom data source on the MapPoint Web Service server for use with MapPoint Web Service. For more information about data requirements and procedures for uploading your icons, see the Help topic Prepare source icons for uploading in the MapPoint Web Service Customer Services Web site (https://mappoint-css.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/cscv3/). For information on how to access the site, read the customer information that you received when you enrolled in the service.

Example

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

'Route between two locations
Dim latLongs(1) As LatLong
latLongs(0) = New LatLong()
latLongs(1) = New LatLong()
latLongs(0).Latitude = 40
latLongs(0).Longitude = -120
latLongs(1).Latitude = 41
latLongs(1).Longitude = -121

Dim myRoute As Route
myRoute = routeService.CalculateSimpleRoute(latLongs, "MapPoint.NA", SegmentPreference.Quickest)


'Get a map of the route and add pushpins to the start and end 
Dim myRouteViews(0) As ViewByHeightWidth
myRouteViews(0) = myRoute.Itinerary.View.ByHeightWidth

Dim myPushpins(1) As Pushpin
myPushpins(0) = New Pushpin()
myPushpins(0).IconDataSource = "MapPoint.Icons"
myPushpins(0).IconName = "31"
myPushpins(0).Label = "Start"
myPushpins(0).LatLong = latLongs(0)
myPushpins(1) = New Pushpin()
myPushpins(1).IconDataSource = "MapPoint.Icons"
myPushpins(1).IconName = "29"
myPushpins(1).Label = "End"
myPushpins(1).LatLong = latLongs(1)

Dim mapSpec As New MapSpecification()
mapSpec.DataSourceName = "MapPoint.NA"
mapSpec.Route = myRoute
mapSpec.Pushpins = myPushpins
mapSpec.Views = myRouteViews

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

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

//Route between two locations
LatLong[] latLongs = new LatLong[2];
latLongs[0] = new LatLong();
latLongs[1] = new LatLong();
latLongs[0].Latitude = 40;
latLongs[0].Longitude = -120;
latLongs[1].Latitude = 41;
latLongs[1].Longitude = -121;

Route myRoute = routeService.CalculateSimpleRoute(latLongs, "MapPoint.NA", SegmentPreference.Quickest);

//Get a map of the route and add pushpins to the start and end
ViewByHeightWidth[] myRouteViews = new ViewByHeightWidth[1];
myRouteViews[0] = myRoute.Itinerary.View.ByHeightWidth;

Pushpin[] myPushpins = new Pushpin[2];
myPushpins[0] = new Pushpin();
myPushpins[0].IconDataSource = "MapPoint.Icons";
myPushpins[0].IconName = "31";
myPushpins[0].Label = "Start";
myPushpins[0].LatLong = latLongs[0];
myPushpins[1] = new Pushpin();
myPushpins[1].IconDataSource = "MapPoint.Icons";
myPushpins[1].IconName = "29";
myPushpins[1].Label = "End";
myPushpins[1].LatLong = latLongs[1];

MapSpecification mapSpec  = new MapSpecification();
mapSpec.DataSourceName = "MapPoint.NA";
mapSpec.Route = myRoute;
mapSpec.Pushpins = myPushpins;
mapSpec.Views = myRouteViews;

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

 

See Also

Pushpin Class | MapPoint.Icons Data Source