Display a web map

Learn how to create and display a map from a web map stored in ArcGIS.

A web map contains the definition of a map. Web maps are created interactively in the Map Viewer or in ArcGIS Pro and are used to share maps in ArcGIS. Applications and APIs can read, write, and display web maps. All web maps are stored in ArcGIS as an item with an item ID.

In this tutorial, you use a web map's item ID to display a map of trails, trailheads and parks in the Santa Monica Mountains. The web map is hosted in ArcGIS Online.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, you should:

Have an ArcGIS account and an API key to access ArcGIS services. If you don't have an account, sign up for free.
Ensure your development environment meets the system requirements.

Optionally, you may want to install the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET to get access to project templates in Visual Studio (Windows only) and offline copies of the NuGet packages.

Steps

Open the Visual Studio solution

To start the tutorial, complete the Display a map tutorial or download and unzip the solution.
Open the .sln file in Visual Studio.

If you downloaded the solution project, set your API key.

An API Key enables access to services, web maps, and web scenes hosted in ArcGIS Online.

If necessary, set the API Key.

Go to your developer dashboard to get your API key. For these tutorials, use your default API key. It is scoped to include all of the services demonstrated in the tutorials.
In Visual Studio, in the Solution Explorer, click App.xaml.cs.

In the App class, add an override for the OnStartup() function to set the ApiKey property on ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.

App.xaml.cs
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//   Copyright 2021 Esri
//   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
//   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
//   You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//   https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
//   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
//   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
//   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
//   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
//   limitations under the License.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;

namespace DisplayAMap
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for App.xaml
    /// </summary>

    public partial class App : Application
    {

        protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
        {
            base.OnStartup(e);
            // Note: it is not best practice to store API keys in source code.
            // The API key is referenced here for the convenience of this tutorial.
            Esri.ArcGISRuntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";
        }

    }
}

If developing with Visual Studio for Windows, ArcGIS Runtime for .NET provides a set of project templates for each of the supported .NET platforms. These templates provide all of the code needed for a basic Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) app. You need to install the ArcGIS Runtime for .NET Visual Studio Extension to add the templates to Visual Studio (Windows only). See Install and set up for details.

Update the tutorial name used in the project (optional)

The Visual Studio solution, project, and the namespace for all classes currently use the name DisplayAMap. Follow the steps below if you prefer the name to reflect the current tutorial. These steps are not required, your code will still work if you keep the original name.

The tutorial instructions and code use the name DisplayAWebMap for the solution, project, and namespace. You can choose any name you like, but it should be the same for each of these.

Update the name for the solution and the project.
- In Visual Studio, in the Solution Explorer, right-click the solution name and choose Rename. Provide the new name for your solution.
- In the Solution Explorer, right-click the project name and choose Rename. Provide the new name for your project.
Rename the namespace used by classes in the project.
- In the Solution Explorer, expand the project node.
- Double-click MapViewModel.cs in the Solution Explorer to open the file.
- In the MapViewModel class, double-click the namespace name (DisplayAMap) to select it, and then right-click and choose Rename....
- Provide the new name for the namespace.
- Click Apply in the Rename: DisplayAMap window that appears in the upper-right of the code window. This will rename the namespace throughout your project.
Build the project.
- Choose Build > Build solution (or press <F6>).

Set the API Key

An API Key enables access to services, web maps, and web scenes hosted in ArcGIS Online.

If necessary, set the API Key.

Go to your developer dashboard to get your API key. For these tutorials, use your default API key. It is scoped to include all of the services demonstrated in the tutorials.
In Visual Studio, in the Solution Explorer, click App.xaml.cs.

In the App class, add an override for the OnStartup() function to set the ApiKey property on ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.

App.xaml.cs
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//   Copyright 2021 Esri
//   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
//   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
//   You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//   https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
//   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
//   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
//   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
//   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
//   limitations under the License.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;

namespace DisplayAMap
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for App.xaml
    /// </summary>

    public partial class App : Application
    {

        protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
        {
            base.OnStartup(e);
            // Note: it is not best practice to store API keys in source code.
            // The API key is referenced here for the convenience of this tutorial.
            Esri.ArcGISRuntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";
        }

    }
}

Get the web map item ID

You can use ArcGIS tools to create and view web maps. Use the Map Viewer to identify the web map item ID. This item ID will be used later in the tutorial.

Go to the LA Trails and Parks web map in the Map Viewer in ArcGIS Online. This web map displays trails, trailheads and parks in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Make a note of the item ID at the end of the browser's URL. The item ID should be 41281c51f9de45edaf1c8ed44bb10e30

Display the web map

You can display a web map using the web map's item ID. Create a map from the web map portal item, and display it in your app.

In Visual Studio, in the Solution Explorer, double-click MapViewModel.cs to open the file.

The project uses the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) design pattern to separate the application logic (view model) from the user interface (view). MapViewModel.cs contains the view model class for the application, called MapViewModel. See the Microsoft documentation for more information about the Model-View-ViewModel pattern.

Add additional required using statements at the top of the class.

MapViewModel.cs
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// Copyright 2020 Esri
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Portal;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DisplayAWebMap
{
    class MapViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        public MapViewModel()
        {
            SetupMap();
        }

        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
        protected void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
        {
            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
        }

        private Map _map;
        public Map Map
        {
            get { return _map; }
            set
            {
                _map = value;
                OnPropertyChanged();
            }
        }

        private async Task SetupMap()
        {

            // Create a portal. If a URI is not specified, www.arcgis.com is used by default.
            ArcGISPortal portal = await ArcGISPortal.CreateAsync();

            // Get the portal item for a web map using its unique item id.
            PortalItem mapItem = await PortalItem.CreateAsync(portal, "41281c51f9de45edaf1c8ed44bb10e30");

            // Create the map from the item.
            Map map = new Map(mapItem);

            // To display the map, set the MapViewModel.Map property, which is bound to the map view.
            this.Map = map;

        }

    }
}

In the MapViewModel class, remove all the existing code in the SetupMap() function.

MapViewModel.cs
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//   Copyright 2021 Esri
//   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
//   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
//   You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//   https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
//   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
//   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
//   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
//   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
//   limitations under the License.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

namespace DisplayAMap
{

    class MapViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {

        public MapViewModel()
        {
            SetupMap();
        }

        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
        protected void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
        {
            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
        }

        private Map _map;
        public Map Map
        {
            get { return _map; }
            set
            {
                _map = value;
                OnPropertyChanged();
            }
        }

        private void SetupMap()
        {

            // Create a new map with a 'topographic vector' basemap.
            Map = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISTopographic);

        }

    }

}

Modify the signature of the SetupMap() function to include the async keyword and return Task rather than void.

MapViewModel.cs
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// Copyright 2020 Esri
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Portal;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DisplayAWebMap
{
    class MapViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        public MapViewModel()
        {
            SetupMap();
        }

        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
        protected void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
        {
            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
        }

        private Map _map;
        public Map Map
        {
            get { return _map; }
            set
            {
                _map = value;
                OnPropertyChanged();
            }
        }

        private async Task SetupMap()
        {

            // Create a portal. If a URI is not specified, www.arcgis.com is used by default.
            ArcGISPortal portal = await ArcGISPortal.CreateAsync();

            // Get the portal item for a web map using its unique item id.
            PortalItem mapItem = await PortalItem.CreateAsync(portal, "41281c51f9de45edaf1c8ed44bb10e30");

            // Create the map from the item.
            Map map = new Map(mapItem);

            // To display the map, set the MapViewModel.Map property, which is bound to the map view.
            this.Map = map;

        }

    }
}

When calling methods asynchronously inside a function (using the await keyword), the async keyword is required in the signature.

Although a void return type would continue to work, this is not considered best practice. Exceptions thrown by an async void method cannot be caught outside of that method, are difficult to test, and can cause serious side effects if the caller is not expecting them to be asynchronous. The only circumstance where async void is acceptable is when using an event handler, such as a button click.

See the Microsoft documentation for more information about Asynchronous programming with async and await.

Add code to the SetupMap() function to create a PortalItem for the web map. To do this, provide the web map's item ID and an ArcGISPortal referencing ArcGIS Online.

MapViewModel.cs
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// Copyright 2020 Esri
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Portal;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DisplayAWebMap
{
    class MapViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        public MapViewModel()
        {
            SetupMap();
        }

        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
        protected void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
        {
            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
        }

        private Map _map;
        public Map Map
        {
            get { return _map; }
            set
            {
                _map = value;
                OnPropertyChanged();
            }
        }

        private async Task SetupMap()
        {

            // Create a portal. If a URI is not specified, www.arcgis.com is used by default.
            ArcGISPortal portal = await ArcGISPortal.CreateAsync();

            // Get the portal item for a web map using its unique item id.
            PortalItem mapItem = await PortalItem.CreateAsync(portal, "41281c51f9de45edaf1c8ed44bb10e30");

            // Create the map from the item.
            Map map = new Map(mapItem);

            // To display the map, set the MapViewModel.Map property, which is bound to the map view.
            this.Map = map;

        }

    }
}

ArcGISPortal.CreateAsync() is a static method that returns a new instance of the ArcGISPortal class representing ArcGIS Online. This is the equivalent of:

ArcGISPortal portal = await ArcGISPortal.CreateAsync(new Uri("https://www.arcgis.com"));

Create a Map using the PortalItem. To display the map, set the MapViewModel.Map property to this new Map.

MapViewModel.cs
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// Copyright 2020 Esri
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Portal;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DisplayAWebMap
{
    class MapViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        public MapViewModel()
        {
            SetupMap();
        }

        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
        protected void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
        {
            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
        }

        private Map _map;
        public Map Map
        {
            get { return _map; }
            set
            {
                _map = value;
                OnPropertyChanged();
            }
        }

        private async Task SetupMap()
        {

            // Create a portal. If a URI is not specified, www.arcgis.com is used by default.
            ArcGISPortal portal = await ArcGISPortal.CreateAsync();

            // Get the portal item for a web map using its unique item id.
            PortalItem mapItem = await PortalItem.CreateAsync(portal, "41281c51f9de45edaf1c8ed44bb10e30");

            // Create the map from the item.
            Map map = new Map(mapItem);

            // To display the map, set the MapViewModel.Map property, which is bound to the map view.
            this.Map = map;

        }

    }
}

Click Debug > Start Debugging (or press <F5> on the keyboard) to run the app.

You should see a map of trails, trailheads and parks in the Santa Monica Mountains. Click, drag, and scroll the mouse wheel on the map view to explore the map.

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