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MapControl.CalcHitInfo(Point) Method

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MapControl.CalcHitInfo(Point) Method

Returns information on the map elements located at the specified point.

Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.Map

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Map.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Map

Declaration

csharp
public MapHitInfo CalcHitInfo(
    Point point
)
vb
Public Function CalcHitInfo(
    point As Point
) As MapHitInfo

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
pointPoint

A Point structure which specifies the test point coordinates relative to the map’s top-left corner.

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Returns

TypeDescription
MapHitInfo

A MapHitInfo object, which contains information about the map elements located at the test point.

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Remarks

Use the CalcHitInfo method to determine which element is located at the specified point. For instance, this can be used when handling the map’s MouseDown event to determine which element was clicked. In such cases, pass the current mouse pointer’s coordinates as the method’s parameter.

Example

This example shows how to use the MapControl.CalcHitInfo method to determine which map shape is located at the specified point.

csharp
MapShape shape = mapControl.CalcHitInfo(e.GetPosition(mapControl)).MapPath as MapShape;
vb
Dim shape As MapShape = TryCast(mapControl.CalcHitInfo(e.GetPosition(mapControl)).MapPath, MapShape)

The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the CalcHitInfo(Point) method.

Note

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wpf-map-use-ray-casting-algorithm-to-check-if-point-is-inside-polygon/CS/DXMapShapeFile1/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L27

csharp
GeoPoint point = (GeoPoint)mapControl.ScreenPointToCoordPoint(e.GetPosition(mapControl));
var hi = mapControl.CalcHitInfo(e.GetPosition(mapControl));
foreach (var item in vectorLayer.Data.DisplayItems) {

See Also

MapHitInfo

MapControl Class

MapControl Members

DevExpress.Xpf.Map Namespace