Set a basemap using a URL?

OwenR — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:15:44 GMT

I'm trying to set a basemap using a url rather than one of the built in factory methods (so that the url can be user configurable), but if I replace:

mapView.Map = new Map(Basemap.CreateImagery());

with:

mapView.Map = new Map(new Basemap(new Uri("https://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer/")));

then I get a blank map. On the other hand, I can use that url to add a BaseLayer, like so:

Basemap basemap = new Basemap();
basemap.BaseLayers.Add(new ArcGISMapImageLayer(new Uri("https://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer/")));
mapView.Map = new Map(basemap);

and this appears to show exactly the same map as the first example, but doesn't perform as well when zooming in and out. Is there any way I can use the url to form the basemap?

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Set a basemap using a URL?