ItemsSource on Nokia's Here Map control for WP8

Question

Does anyone know how to databind pushpins in the Nokia Map control? Thanks!

Answer 1

You can use the Windows Phone Toolkit to add children to the map. The Toolkit contains some controls and extensions that make this easier to work with.

<maps:Map x:Name="myMap">
    <toolkit:MapExtensions.Children>
        <toolkit:UserLocationMarker x:Name="UserLocationMarker" />
        <toolkit:Pushpin x:Name="MyPushpin" Content="My Position"></toolkit:Pushpin>
    </toolkit:MapExtensions.Children>
</maps:Map>

You can even use templating to bind to a collection of items.

<maps:Map x:Name="myMap">
    <toolkit:MapExtensions.Children>
        <toolkit:MapItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding MapItems}">
            <toolkit:MapItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <toolkit:Pushpin GeoCoordinate="{Binding Coordinate}" Content="{Binding Name}" />
                </DataTemplate>
            </toolkit:MapItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
        </toolkit:MapItemsControl>
    </toolkit:MapExtensions.Children>
</maps:Map>