Class

MapLocation

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Description

Represents a location anywhere on Earth.

Properties

Name	Type	Read-Only	Shared
Address	String	✓
Animated	Boolean
Icon	Picture
Latitude	Double	✓
Longitude	Double	✓
Tag	Variant
Title	String

Methods

Name	Parameters	Returns	Shared
Constructor	address As String, tag As Variant = Nil
Constructor	latitude As Double, longitude As Double, tag As Variant = Nil

Property descriptions

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MapLocation.Address

Address As String

The physical address (if there is one) of the location.

This property is read-only.

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MapLocation.Animated

Animated As Boolean

If True, moving the map to a new location or displaying an added location will be animated.

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MapLocation.Icon

Icon As Picture

The picture that appears at the location when added to the map. The default is a pin.

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MapLocation.Latitude

Latitude As Double

The angular distance of the center of the map north or south of the equator.

This property is read-only.

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MapLocation.Longitude

Longitude As Double

The angular distance of the center of the map east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England.

This property is read-only.

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MapLocation.Tag

Tag As Variant

An related value associated with the location.

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MapLocation.Title

Title As String

A name associated with the location. The name that appears when the location is added to a map.

Method descriptions

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MapLocation.Constructor

Constructor(address As String, tag As Variant = Nil)

Note

Constructors are special methods called when you create an object with the New keyword and pass in the parameters above.

Creates a MapLocation at the address and with the tag passed.

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MapLocation.Constructor

Constructor(latitude As Double, longitude As Double, tag As Variant = Nil)

Note

Constructors are special methods called when you create an object with the New keyword and pass in the parameters above.

Creates a MapLocation at the latitude and longitude with the tag passed.

If latitude or longitude passed is not valid, an InvalidArgumentException will occur.

Create a location for the White House:

Var theWhiteHouse As New MapLocation(38.897957, -77.036560)

Notes

If you provide invalid coordinates or an invalid address when creating a MapLocation, an InvalidArgumentException will occur.

Compatibility

All project types on all supported operating systems.

See also

Object parent class; MobileMapViewer class.