MVVM Windows Phone 8 - adding a collection of pushpins to a map

Question

Here is the XAML code:

Answer 1

The MapItemsControl is currently not yet MVVM bindable ( what I am aware off ). So best way is to set it's ItemsSource in the code behind of your view.

You can still use the collection defined in your ViewModel though! Options are:

• through mvvm messaging pass along the collection from the viewmodel to the code behind of the view
• use the datacontext of the view to access the collection, something like this: this.StoresMapItemsControl.ItemsSource = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance().Locations;