topic How to know map is cached map or dynamic map in ArcGIS API for Silverlight Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/how-to-know-map-is-cached-map-or-dynamic-map/m-p/549198#M14022 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am in the process of learning GIS and building an application using ESRI Silverlight API. I have a scenario, where map url is in our database. When user selects the map to load that in map viewer, I have to load that map. Currently I have two types of maps (Cached maps and Dynamic maps). I read in the documentation that&nbsp; ArcGISTileMapServiceLayer class is used for cached maps, and ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer is used for dynamic maps. Now problem is, I don't have any identification in my database, about type of map.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Customer says, in the map json presentation there is a variable "Single Fused Map Cache" which is true incase of Cached map and false in case of Dynamic Map. Now problem is, I don't see any property in these classes that automatically load that variable. So I have to read json manually by requesting to server to get json and convert that into my own class object and then, i can identify. I am wondering, Is there any building way to identify that?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>JAMIL</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:36:35 GMT JamilNawaz 2011-10-11T16:36:35Z How to know map is cached map or dynamic map https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/how-to-know-map-is-cached-map-or-dynamic-map/m-p/549198#M14022 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am in the process of learning GIS and building an application using ESRI Silverlight API. I have a scenario, where map url is in our database. When user selects the map to load that in map viewer, I have to load that map. Currently I have two types of maps (Cached maps and Dynamic maps). I read in the documentation that&nbsp; ArcGISTileMapServiceLayer class is used for cached maps, and ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer is used for dynamic maps. Now problem is, I don't have any identification in my database, about type of map.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Customer says, in the map json presentation there is a variable "Single Fused Map Cache" which is true incase of Cached map and false in case of Dynamic Map. Now problem is, I don't see any property in these classes that automatically load that variable. So I have to read json manually by requesting to server to get json and convert that into my own class object and then, i can identify. I am wondering, Is there any building way to identify that?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>JAMIL</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:36:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/how-to-know-map-is-cached-map-or-dynamic-map/m-p/549198#M14022 JamilNawaz 2011-10-11T16:36:35Z Re: How to know map is cached map or dynamic map https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/how-to-know-map-is-cached-map-or-dynamic-map/m-p/549199#M14023 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote"> <BR /> I am wondering, Is there any building way to identify that?<BR /><BR /></BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN>There is no obvious build in way to get the info. One may be to try create an ArcGISTileMapServiceLayer and switch to ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer in case of error.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Else, as you said, you have to deserialize the service json and check if there is a 'tileInfo' property.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:49:33 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-silverlight-questions/how-to-know-map-is-cached-map-or-dynamic-map/m-p/549199#M14023 DominiqueBroux 2011-10-12T07:49:33Z