Map Shape Labels in WPF Maps (SfMap)

1 Dec 2020 / 3 minutes to read

Labels for map shapes can be displayed by 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.

xaml

<syncfusion:SfMap>
            <syncfusion:SfMap.Layers>
                <syncfusion:ShapeFileLayer x:Name="shapeFileLayer"   
                                       Uri="DataMarkers.ShapeFiles.world1.shp"                                                               
                                       LabelPath="NAME" 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 by using DBFData as follows:

xaml

<syncfusion:SfMap>
            <syncfusion:SfMap.Layers>
                <syncfusion:ShapeFileLayer Uri="DataMarkers.ShapeFiles.world1.shp"
                                       LabelPath="NAME">
                    <syncfusion:ShapeFileLayer.ItemsTemplate>
                        <DataTemplate>
                            <Grid Background="Gray" Opacity="0.75">
                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding DbfData[NAME]}"
                                       FontSize="14" Margin="10 5"/>
                            </Grid>
                        </DataTemplate>
                    </syncfusion:ShapeFileLayer.ItemsTemplate>
                </syncfusion:ShapeFileLayer>
            </syncfusion:SfMap.Layers>
        </syncfusion:SfMap>