Map Shape Labels

Labels for map shapes can be displayed using the LabelPath of ShapeFileLayer. The value of LabelPath must be a field name specified in the .dbf file corresponding to the shapefile.

Property	Type	Description
LabelPath	string	Gets or sets the field name in the database (.dbf) file.

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<syncfusion:SfMap>

        <syncfusion:SfMap.Layers>

            <syncfusion:ShapeFileLayer x:Name="shapeFileLayer"   

                                       Uri="DBFLabelDemo_WinRT.Assets.Continent.shp"                                                               

                                       LabelPath="CONTINENT" FontSize="14">

            </syncfusion:ShapeFileLayer>

        </syncfusion:SfMap.Layers>

    </syncfusion:SfMap>

The labels can also be customized by modifying the ItemsTemplate of ShapeFileLayer. The labels can be accessed using DBFData as follows:

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<syncfusion:SfMap>

        <syncfusion:SfMap.Layers>

            <syncfusion:ShapeFileLayer x:Name="shapeFileLayer" 

                                       Uri="DBFLabelDemo_WinRT.Assets.Continent.shp"

                                       LabelPath="CONTINENT">

                <syncfusion:ShapeFileLayer.ItemsTemplate>

                    <DataTemplate>

                        <Grid Background="Gray" Opacity="0.75">

                            <TextBlock Text="{Binding DBFData[CONTINENT]}"

                                       FontSize="14" Margin="10 5"/>

                        </Grid>

                    </DataTemplate>

                </syncfusion:ShapeFileLayer.ItemsTemplate>

            </syncfusion:ShapeFileLayer>

        </syncfusion:SfMap.Layers>

    </syncfusion:SfMap>

Map with Labels