Getting Started with the Map

This tutorial explains how to set up a basic Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Map and highlights the major steps in the configuration of the component.

You will initialize a Map and learn how to zoom in it. Then, you will see how to attach an event handler to the component.

Prerequisites

To successfully complete the tutorial, you need a project that is already configured to use the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC components:

• To create a new pre-configured project for the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC components, you can use a project template.

• To manually configure an existing project by using NuGet, see the Adding Telerik UI through NuGet.

1. Prepare the CSHTML File

The first step is to add the required directives at the top of the .cshtml document:

• To use the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC HtmlHelpers:

  @using Kendo.Mvc.UI
  

Optionally, you can structure the document by adding the desired HTML elements like headings, divs, paragraphs, and others.

@using Kendo.Mvc.UI
<h4>Map with event handler</h4>
<p>
</p>

2. Initialize the Map

Use the Map HtmlHelper to add the component to a page:

• The Name() configuration method is mandatory as its value is used for the id and the name attributes of the Map element.
• The Layers() configuration method determines of the type of the layer.
• The Center() configuration method sets the center of the map. Coordinates are listed as [Latitude, Longitude].
• The Markers() configuration method sets the static markers to display on the map.

@using Kendo.Mvc.UI

<h4>Map with event handler</h4>
<p>
@(Html.Kendo().Map()
    .Name("map")
    .Center(30.268107, -97.744821)
    .Layers(layers =>
    {
        layers.Add()
            .Type(MapLayerType.Tile)
            .UrlTemplate("https://#= subdomain #.tile.openstreetmap.org/#= zoom #/#= x #/#= y #.png")
            .Subdomains("a", "b", "c")
            .Attribution("&copy; <a href='https://osm.org/copyright'>OpenStreetMap contributors</a>");
    })
    .Markers(markers =>
    {
        markers.Add()
            .Location(30.268107, -97.744821)
            .Shape(MapMarkersShape.PinTarget)
            .Tooltip(tooltip => tooltip.Content("Austin, TX"));
    })
)
</p>

3. Use the Zoom Configuration of the Map

The next step is to configure Zoom configuration. Typical web maps use zoom levels from 0 (whole world) to 19 (sub-meter features). You can do that by using the Zoom() configuration.

@using Kendo.Mvc.UI

<h4>Map with event handler</h4>
<p>
@(Html.Kendo().Map()
    .Name("map")
    .Zoom(5)
    .Center(30.268107, -97.744821)
    .Layers(layers =>
    {
        layers.Add()
            .Type(MapLayerType.Tile)
            .UrlTemplate("https://#= subdomain #.tile.openstreetmap.org/#= zoom #/#= x #/#= y #.png")
            .Subdomains("a", "b", "c")
            .Attribution("&copy; <a href='https://osm.org/copyright'>OpenStreetMap contributors</a>");
    })
    .Markers(markers =>
    {
        markers.Add()
            .Location(30.268107, -97.744821)
            .Shape(MapMarkersShape.PinTarget)
            .Tooltip(tooltip => tooltip.Content("Austin, TX"));
    })
)
</p>

4. Handle a Map Event

The Map exposes a ZoomStart() event that you can handle and assign specific functions to the component. In this tutorial, you will use the ZoomStart() event to display a message when the user start zooming of in the Map.

@using Kendo.Mvc.UI

<h4>Map with event handler</h4>
<p>
@(Html.Kendo().Map()
    .Name("map")
    .Zoom(5)
    .Center(30.268107, -97.744821)
    .Layers(layers =>
    {
        layers.Add()
            .Type(MapLayerType.Tile)
            .UrlTemplate("https://#= subdomain #.tile.openstreetmap.org/#= zoom #/#= x #/#= y #.png")
            .Subdomains("a", "b", "c")
            .Attribution("&copy; <a href='https://osm.org/copyright'>OpenStreetMap contributors</a>");
    })
    .Markers(markers =>
    {
        markers.Add()
            .Location(30.268107, -97.744821)
            .Shape(MapMarkersShape.PinTarget)
            .Tooltip(tooltip => tooltip.Content("Austin, TX"));
    })
    .Events(e => e.ZoomStart("onZoomStart"))
)
</p>

<script>
    function onZoomStart(){
        console.log("zoom started")
    }
</script>

For more examples, refer to the demo on using the events of the Map.

5. (Optional) Reference Existing Map Instances

You can reference the Map instances that you have created and build on top of their existing configuration:

1. Use the id attribute of the component instance to establish a reference.

   <script>
       var map = $("#map").data("kendoMap"); // map is a reference to the existing map instance of the helper.
   </script>
   

2. Use the Map client-side API to control the behavior of the widget. In this example, you will use the center method to access center the view of the Map script <script> var map = $("#map").data("kendoMap"); // map is a reference to the existing map instance of the helper. map.center([32.7758, -96.7966]).zoom(10); // set the Map center </script> For more information on referencing specific helper instances, see the Methods and Events article.

Explore this Tutorial in REPL

You can continue experimenting with the code sample above by running it in the Telerik REPL server playground:

• Sample code with the Map HtmlHelper

Next Steps

• Export the Map in PDF, SVG or PNG format
• Use Remote Binding for the markers of the Map ## See Also
• Using the API of the Map for ASP.NET MVC (Demo)
• Client-Side API of the Map
• Server-Side API of the Map
• Knowledge Base Section