Z Order of Map object and whole InformationLayer

[Johannes]

I have multiple InformationLayers inside my RadMap control, each of them showing different MapItems. The objects (MapItems) are bound via ItemsSource.

How can I bringt a MapItem to front?
It seems that there is no ZIndex Property. I managed it by moving an object to the end of the ItemsSource. Is there a better way?

How can I bring a whole InformationLayer to Front?
When moving an object to the end of ItemsSource like said above, it is still covered by MapItems which are part of a "higher" layer. Is there anything like good old "BringToFront()" for InformationLayer?

[Andrey]

Hi Johannes,

You can use the Canvas.ZIndex attachable property for map item to bring it to front. But when you use MVVM with a data template then you should apply this property to the container for the item.
You can also use the Canvas.ZIndex to bring a whole InformationLayer to front.
The sample code is below.
It uses the MouseLeftButtonDown event from a data template for a map item. I hope it helps.

private int maxElementZIndex = 1;
private int maxLayerZIndex = 1;

private void BringElementToFront(UIElement newTopElement)
{
    int zIndex = Canvas.GetZIndex(newTopElement);
    if (zIndex < maxElementZIndex)
    {
        Canvas.SetZIndex(newTopElement, ++maxElementZIndex);
    }
}

private void BringLayerToFront(UIElement newTopElement)
{
    int zIndex = Canvas.GetZIndex(newTopElement);
    if (zIndex < maxLayerZIndex)
    {
        Canvas.SetZIndex(newTopElement, ++maxLayerZIndex);
    }
}

private void ItemMouseLeftButtonDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
    FrameworkElement element = sender as FrameworkElement;
    if (element != null)
    {
        InformationLayer layer = element.GetVisualParent<InformationLayer>();
        if (layer != null)
        {
            this.BringLayerToFront(layer);
            if (!layer.Items.Contains(element) && element.DataContext != null)
            {
                // element is a part of the datatemplate for item
                // get the container for the item
                element = layer.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromItem(element.DataContext) as FrameworkElement;
            }

            if (element != null)
            {
                this.BringElementToFront(element);
            }
        }

        e.Handled = true;
    }
}

Note that the sample code uses the GetVisualParent extension. So, you should also add the 'using Telerik.Windows.Controls' statement in your code.

All the best,
Andrey Murzov
the Telerik team