Mapping and Location in Windows Phone: Listing 1

A static array of Australia's capital cities.

public class CapitalCity
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public GeoCoordinate Location { get; set; }
    public string ImageUrl { get; set; }
}

public CapitalCity[] cities = new[]
                                    {
                                        new CapitalCity
                                            {
                                                Name = "Sydney",
                                                Location = new GeoCoordinate(-33.8683, 151.2086),
                                                ImageUrl = "/Images/Sydney.png"
                                            },
         ... // omitted for brevity: Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Hobart
                                            new CapitalCity
                                            {
                                                Name = "Darwin",
                                                Location = new GeoCoordinate(-12.4667, 130.8333),
                                                ImageUrl = "/Images/Darwin.png"
                                            }
                                    };
public CapitalCity[] Cities
{
    get { return cities; }
}

About the Author

Nick Randolph runs Built to Roam, a consulting company that specializes in training, mentoring and assisting other companies build mobile applications. With a heritage in rich client applications for both the desktop and a variety of mobile platforms, Nick currently presents, writes and educates on the Windows Phone platform.

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