topic Dynamic MapTip text in ArcGIS API for Silverlight Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/dynamic-maptip-text/m-p/424945#M10946 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>My application has a requirement for allowing the client to change the data they want displayed on the MapTips. I saw </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/21098-How-to-create-MapTips-at-runtime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this</A><SPAN> thread and that helps because they are adding it programmatically which is what I think I need. But still they seem to have all the data set up to the same data source all the time. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>On my side, I thought that I could create my own UserControl and handle what I need there, such as setting up the data sources, and then add that to the MapTip. But I did not see anything in the MapTip class (like a property) that would allow me to do that. So I tried this:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">MapTip tip = (MapTip)((FrameworkElement)(new MyMapTips()));</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><BR /><BR /><SPAN>where "MyMapTips" is just my user control formatted the way I want. With that, I can build the application; but it does not start. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Any suggestions on this? Any other strategies/ideas that may be better?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:27:18 GMT LuisGarcia2 2013-01-17T19:27:18Z Dynamic MapTip text https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/dynamic-maptip-text/m-p/424945#M10946 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>My application has a requirement for allowing the client to change the data they want displayed on the MapTips. I saw </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/21098-How-to-create-MapTips-at-runtime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this</A><SPAN> thread and that helps because they are adding it programmatically which is what I think I need. But still they seem to have all the data set up to the same data source all the time. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>On my side, I thought that I could create my own UserControl and handle what I need there, such as setting up the data sources, and then add that to the MapTip. But I did not see anything in the MapTip class (like a property) that would allow me to do that. So I tried this:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">MapTip tip = (MapTip)((FrameworkElement)(new MyMapTips()));</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><BR /><BR /><SPAN>where "MyMapTips" is just my user control formatted the way I want. With that, I can build the application; but it does not start. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Any suggestions on this? Any other strategies/ideas that may be better?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:27:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/dynamic-maptip-text/m-p/424945#M10946 LuisGarcia2 2013-01-17T19:27:18Z Re: Dynamic MapTip text https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/dynamic-maptip-text/m-p/424946#M10947 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Never mind, I got it figured out. It has to be done in the graphic.MapTip property. And there I can add the data I want to my tip.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:54:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/dynamic-maptip-text/m-p/424946#M10947 LuisGarcia2 2013-01-17T19:54:59Z