Custom Layer Extension
Description
This sample shows how to customize the shared map control by adding a custom map graphic layer and create a user interface on the Settings page where you can specify how to draw on the map graphic layer.
Products: ArcGIS Mobile
Platforms: Windows Mobile 5/6
Requires: Visual Studio 2008 with SP1, .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2
How to use
- Open the project within Visual Studio 2008. To learn how to set up your development machine, click here.
- Build and deploy the mobile project assembly file (comes with the sample project) to the <ArcGIS Mobile installation path>\bin\Extensions folder on your desktop where you will author your mobile project with the Mobile Project Center application.
- In Mobile Project Center, add the extension to your project on the Capabilities tab.
- Deploy your mobile project to your Windows Mobile device or emulator. For more details on deployment, click here.
- Start the out-of-box mobile application.
- Tap to open the mobile project.
- On the Select Task page, tap Menu > Settings.
- On the Settings page, tap Custom Layer and specify how you want to draw a ring on your map.
- Go back to the Select Task page and choose View Map.
A light blue ring is drawnin the center of the map page. If you don't see a ring, it's probably because the ring settings are not appropriate for your current map extent/scale. Zoom in or out and try again.
Where to get the sample
The sample is available for download from here.
9/20/2011