Display the map at an initial viewpoint representing a bounding geometry.

Use case
Setting the initial viewpoint is useful when a user wishes to first load the map at a particular area of interest.
How to use the sample
When the sample loads, note that the map view opens at the initial viewpoint defined on the map.
How it works
- Instantiate a
Mapobject. - Instantiate a
Viewpointobject using anEnvelopeobject. - Set the starting location of the map with
map.InitialViewpoint. - Set the map in the
MapView.
Relevant API
- Envelope
- Map
- MapView
- Point
- Viewpoint
Tags
envelope, extent, initial, viewpoint, zoom
Sample Code
<UserControl x:Class="ArcGIS.WPF.Samples.SetInitialMapArea.SetInitialMapArea" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:esri="http://schemas.esri.com/arcgis/runtime/2013"> <Grid> <esri:MapView x:Name="MyMapView" /> </Grid></UserControl>// Copyright 2016 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: http://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 Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
namespace ArcGIS.WPF.Samples.SetInitialMapArea{ [ArcGIS.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample( name: "Map initial extent", category: "Map", description: "Display the map at an initial viewpoint representing a bounding geometry.", instructions: "When the sample loads, note that the map view opens at the initial viewpoint defined on the map.", tags: new[] { "envelope", "extent", "initial", "viewpoint", "zoom" })] public partial class SetInitialMapArea { public SetInitialMapArea() { InitializeComponent();
// Create the UI, setup the control references and execute initialization Initialize(); }
private void Initialize() { // Create new Map with basemap Map myMap = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISImageryStandard);
// Create and set initial map area Envelope initialLocation = new Envelope( -12211308.778729, 4645116.003309, -12208257.879667, 4650542.535773, SpatialReferences.WebMercator); myMap.InitialViewpoint = new Viewpoint(initialLocation);
// Assign the map to the MapView MyMapView.Map = myMap; } }}