PlaceInfo Class

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Definition

Namespace:: Windows.Services.Maps

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Displays a map location and information that describes that location in a light-dismissible window which closes automatically when the user clicks outside of the window.

public ref class PlaceInfo sealed

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 327680)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
class PlaceInfo final

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 327680)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
public sealed class PlaceInfo

Public NotInheritable Class PlaceInfo

Inheritance: Object Platform::Object IInspectable PlaceInfo

Attributes: ContractVersionAttribute MarshalingBehaviorAttribute ThreadingAttribute

Windows requirements

Device family	Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (introduced in 10.0.16299.0)
API contract	Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v5.0)

Examples

This example shows the location of the Seattle Space Needle below the button that the user clicks to see that location.

private void SpaceNeedle_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    Geopoint spaceNeedlePoint = new Geopoint
        (new BasicGeoposition { Latitude = 47.6205, Longitude = -122.3493 });

    PlaceInfoCreateOptions options = new PlaceInfoCreateOptions();

    options.DisplayAddress = "400 Broad St, Seattle, WA 98109";
    options.DisplayName = "Seattle Space Needle";

    PlaceInfo spaceNeedlePlace =  PlaceInfo.Create(spaceNeedlePoint, options);

    FrameworkElement targetElement = (FrameworkElement)sender;

    GeneralTransform generalTransform =
        targetElement.TransformToVisual((FrameworkElement)targetElement.Parent);

    Rect rectangle = generalTransform.TransformBounds(new Rect(new Point
        (targetElement.Margin.Left, targetElement.Margin.Top), targetElement.RenderSize));

    spaceNeedlePlace.Show(rectangle, Windows.UI.Popups.Placement.Below);
}

Remarks

Version history

Windows version	SDK version	Value added
1803	17134	CreateFromAddress(String)
1803	17134	CreateFromAddress(String,String)

Properties

DisplayAddress	Gets the address associated with the PlaceInfo.
DisplayName	Gets the display name associated with the PlaceInfo.
Geoshape	Gets the geographical shape associated with the PlaceInfo.
Identifier	Gets the identifier associated with the PlaceInfo.
IsShowSupported	Gets a value that indicates whether your app can show a light-dismissible window that contains a map location and related information given the current context.

Methods

Create(Geopoint, PlaceInfoCreateOptions)	Creates a PlaceInfo instance.
Create(Geopoint)	Creates a PlaceInfo instance.
CreateFromAddress(String, String)	Creates a PlaceInfo instance by using an address and a display name.
CreateFromAddress(String)	Creates a PlaceInfo instance by using an address.
CreateFromIdentifier(String, Geopoint, PlaceInfoCreateOptions)	Creates a PlaceInfo instance.
CreateFromIdentifier(String)	Creates a PlaceInfo instance.
CreateFromMapLocation(MapLocation)	Creates a PlaceInfo instance.
Show(Rect, Placement)	Shows in a light-dismissible window, the map location and related information that is described in the PlaceInfo.
Show(Rect)	Shows in a pop-up window, the map location and related information that is described in the PlaceInfo.

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