Section 2.7. Where Are We?

2.7. Where Are We?

In this chapter, we have discussed how to use MapPoint 2004 APIs to develop applications with basic functionalities, such as finding places, addresses, and latitude/longitude; displaying locations on a map; zooming into a location; and panning maps. When you develop your applications using MapPoint 2004 ActiveX Control, try to reuse the UI that comes with ittoolbars, panes, dialogs, etc. We have also discussed using the MapPoint 2004 routing API to optimize, calculate, and personalize routes. It is important to keep in mind that you are working with a set of COM objects with a managed wrapper around them, so be sure to call the Quit method on the MapPoint.Application object when you are done with your tasks.

While it seems to be a lot of information, these concepts are really the core of MapPoint 2004 programming, and we will be using them more in the next chapter when we discuss dealing with business data and MapPoint 2004 data APIs.