RadMap Clusterization: can the clustered icon color be set??

[Entropy69]

In a RadMap I have several layers with each layer showing a different category of items, each with its own colored icon. 
For each layer I would like to change the color of the round icon containing the number of elements per cluster, is this possible? 
I would have expected a Behavior property on each MapLayer object,

 

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello, Walther,

MapCluster offers a BackColor property that controls what will be the fill color when painting the cluster. However, all clusters created by the MapVisualElementFactory use common visual settings.

The possible solution that I can suggest in order to achieve different cluster color for the clusters belonging to different map layers, is to use a custom strategy. After generating the clusters, you can iterate them and specify their BackColor. Please refer to the following code snippet which result is illustrated in the below screenshot:

        public RadForm1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            string cacheFolder = @"..\..\cache";
            OpenStreetMapProvider osmProvider = new OpenStreetMapProvider();
            MapTileDownloader tileDownloader = osmProvider.TileDownloader as MapTileDownloader;
            tileDownloader.WebHeaders.Add(System.Net.HttpRequestHeader.UserAgent, "your application name");
            LocalFileCacheProvider cache = new LocalFileCacheProvider(cacheFolder);
            osmProvider.CacheProvider = cache;
            this.radMap1.MapElement.Providers.Add(osmProvider);

            MapLayer layer1 = new MapLayer("CitiesLayer1");
            this.radMap1.Layers.Add(layer1);
            MapLayer layer2 = new MapLayer("CitiesLayer2");
            this.radMap1.Layers.Add(layer2);

            MapPin element = new MapPin(new PointG(40.4467648, -80.01576030));
            element.Text = "Pittsburgh";
            element.BackColor = Color.Red;
            this.radMap1.Layers["CitiesLayer1"].Add(element);
            element = new MapPin(new PointG(40.8130697, -74.07439790));
            element.Text = "New York";
            element.BackColor = Color.Green;
            this.radMap1.Layers["CitiesLayer1"].Add(element);
            element = new MapPin(new PointG(42.3665137, -71.06160420));
            element.Text = "Boston";
            element.BackColor = Color.Blue;
            this.radMap1.Layers["CitiesLayer2"].Add(element);
            element = new MapPin(new PointG(43.6434661, -79.37909890));
            element.Text = "Toronto";
            element.BackColor = Color.Yellow;
            this.radMap1.Layers["CitiesLayer2"].Add(element);

            this.radMap1.Layers[0].ClusterStrategy = new AquaDistanceClusterStrategy();
            this.radMap1.Layers["CitiesLayer1"].ClusterDistance = 200;

            this.radMap1.Layers[1].ClusterStrategy = new RedDistanceClusterStrategy();
            this.radMap1.Layers["CitiesLayer2"].ClusterDistance = 200;
        }

        public class AquaDistanceClusterStrategy : DistanceClusterStrategy
        {
            public override List<MapCluster> GenerateClusters(IEnumerable<IClusterable> items, long distance, IMapViewport viewport)
            {
                List<MapCluster> clusters = base.GenerateClusters(items, distance, viewport);
                foreach (MapCluster c in clusters)
                {
                    c.BackColor = Color.Aqua;
                }
                return clusters;
            }
        }

        public class RedDistanceClusterStrategy : DistanceClusterStrategy
        {
            public override List<MapCluster> GenerateClusters(IEnumerable<IClusterable> items, long distance, IMapViewport viewport)
            {
                List<MapCluster> clusters = base.GenerateClusters(items, distance, viewport);
                foreach (MapCluster c in clusters)
                {
                    c.BackColor = Color.Red;
                }
                return clusters;
            }
        }

I hope this information helps. If you need any further assistance please don't hesitate to contact me. 

Regards,
Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Sr.
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[Entropy69]

Helpful and perfectly clear, thnx for the quick response!