XAF - New Maps Module and other enhancements to the Mobile UI (Coming in v17.1)

With our new Maps module for XAF Mobile applications you can incorporate interactive maps and customize their provider and data source. You can start using this feature with the Visual Studio Toolbox and XAF designers or Solution Wizard - where you can add the new MapsMobileModule component:

Note: You must specify the MapsMobileModule.GoogleApiKey property in the MobileApplication.cs (MobileApplication.vb) file (refer to the Get API Key article to learn more).

This module includes both List and Property Editors designed to display, add and edit business objects such as addresses, companies or anything that implements the IMapsMarker interface on a map. The MobileMapsListEditor is the default List Editor used to display objects implementing this interface:

Once you configure the desired ListView using the Model Editor, it will convert the default data representation from a simple list into an interactive map displaying a list of markers:

You can also create new objects using the New Action or after a long tap on a map.

In the DetailView, you can manually specify required coordinates or if you prefer to hide these properties, you can instead use the built-in Get Current Position command.

In DetailView, you can force the MobileMapsPropertyEditor to display IMapsMarker business objects as a map instead of standard drop down editors:

Minor Enhancements

In addition to this new module, we've also worked on a number of other minor features. For instance, with v17.1, non-persistent properties will be supported in XAF Mobile and XPO OData Service. If a non-persistent property includes business logic, our OData Service will automatically execute it and return the resulting value to the client. We have also developed a functional testing system based on our TestCafe product to improve the quality of mobile apps and I hope to briefly describe this feature in a future post. You can also explore and modify our pre-built mobile application at C:\Users\Public\Documents\DevExpress Demos 17.1\Components\eXpressApp Framework\MainDemo\CS\MainDemo.Mobile\ as we made it a part of the default installation. This should help you get you up to speed with of our mobile platform. We also made numerous improvements to the online documentation, though this process is not yet finalized and there are more changes to come.

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