xamarin.forms.maps.md

Xamarin.Forms.Maps

The nuget Fabulous.XamarinForms.Maps implements an extension for the types Map and Pin.

To use Fabulous.XamarinForms.Maps, you must

1. Add a reference to Fabulous.XamarinForms.Maps across your whole solution.
2. Additionally follow the instructions to initialize Xamarin.Forms Maps. For example, on Android you must enable Google Play servies, add a call to Xamarin.FormsMaps.Init(this, bundle) to MainActivity.fs and add both and API key and uses-permission to AndroidManifest.xml.

After these steps you can use maps in your view function as follows:

open Xamarin.Forms.Maps
open Fabulous.XamarinForms

View.Map(hasZoomEnabled = true, hasScrollEnabled = true)

Next, a map with requested region around Timbuktu:

let timbuktu = Position(16.7666, -3.0026)
View.Map(hasZoomEnabled = true, hasScrollEnabled = true,
         requestedRegion = MapSpan.FromCenterAndRadius(timbuktu, Distance.FromKilometers(1.0)))

Next, a map with two pins for Paris and London:

let paris = Position(48.8566, 2.3522)
let london = Position(51.5074, -0.1278)
let calais = Position(50.9513, 1.8587)
View.Map(hasZoomEnabled = true, hasScrollEnabled = true,
         pins = [ View.Pin(paris, label="Paris", pinType = PinType.Place)
                  View.Pin(london, label="London", pinType = PinType.Place) ],
         requestedRegion = MapSpan.FromCenterAndRadius(calais, Distance.FromKilometers(300.0)))