MapItemsLayerBase.ExportToKml(String) Method

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Exports data from this vector layer to the specified KML file.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraMap

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraMap.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Map

csharp

public void ExportToKml(
    string filePath
)

Public Sub ExportToKml(
    filePath As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
filePath	String

A String object specifying the file path used to save vector items.

Example

This example shows how to export the map vector layer items to the .SVG , .KML , and .SHP file formats.

The following API members are used:

Member	Description
MapItemsLayerBase.ExportToSvg	Exports data from this vector layer to the specified stream using the defined parameters.
SvgExportOptions	The options to be applied when exporting the vector layer to the SVG file format.
MapItemsLayerBase.ExportToKml	Exports data from this vector layer to the specified stream using the KML file format.
MapItemsLayerBase.ExportToShp	Exports this vector layer data to the specified shapefile.
ShpExportOptions	The options to be applied when exporting the vector layer to a shapefile.
XtraSaveFileDialog	A dialog that allows a user to save a file. Supports DevExpress Skins.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

VectorItemsLayer layer { get { return mapControl.Layers[0] as VectorItemsLayer; } }
//...
private void exportButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    XtraSaveFileDialog xtraSaveFileDialog = new XtraSaveFileDialog() {
        Title = "Export...",
        FileName = "Map",
        Filter = "SVG Image|*.svg|KML File|*.kml|Shapefile|*.shp"
    };
    xtraSaveFileDialog.ShowDialog();
    if(xtraSaveFileDialog.FileName != string.Empty) {
        switch(xtraSaveFileDialog.FilterIndex) {                    
            case 1:
                layer.ExportToSvg(xtraSaveFileDialog.FileName, 1, new SvgExportOptions() {
                    CoordinateSystem = new GeoMapCoordinateSystem(),
                    InitialMapSize = mapControl.Size
                });
                break;
            case 2:
                layer.ExportToKml(xtraSaveFileDialog.FileName);
                break;
            case 3:
                layer.ExportToShp(xtraSaveFileDialog.FileName, new ShpExportOptions {
                    ExportToDbf = true,
                    ShapeType = ShapeType.Polygon
                });
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
    }
}

Private ReadOnly Property layer As VectorItemsLayer
        Get
            Return CType(mapControl.Layers(0),VectorItemsLayer)
        End Get
End Property
'...
Private Sub exportButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim xtraSaveFileDialog As XtraSaveFileDialog = New XtraSaveFileDialog() With {
        .Title = "Export...",
        .FileName = "Map",
        .Filter = "SVG Image|*.svg|KML File|*.kml|Shapefile|*.shp"
    }
    xtraSaveFileDialog.ShowDialog()
    If xtraSaveFileDialog.FileName <> String.Empty Then
        Select Case xtraSaveFileDialog.FilterIndex
            Case 1
                layer.ExportToSvg(xtraSaveFileDialog.FileName, 1, New SvgExportOptions() With {
                    .CoordinateSystem = New GeoMapCoordinateSystem(),
                    .InitialMapSize = mapControl.Size
                })
            Case 2
                layer.ExportToKml(xtraSaveFileDialog.FileName)
            Case 3
                layer.ExportToShp(xtraSaveFileDialog.FileName, New ShpExportOptions With {
                    .ExportToDbf = True,
                    .ShapeType = ShapeType.Polygon
                })
            Case Else
        End Select
    End If
End Sub