Using the Searchservice from Bing Maps in WP7

Question

I used this to locate an address on Bing Maps on WP7 using the emulator. The site mentions searchservice, which is something I want to try out and implement. However, the method seems to be different, in the sense that the query parameters are different and so is the way to query it. Can anyone help me find resources that give me a (if possible) step-by-step list of how to achieve or implement the searchservice. I have been through the official MSDN pages and they're quite useless. For my needs, at least! Please help. Thank you!

Answer 1

I would highly recommend to use the Bing Maps REST services, you can find the information about how to use it on the MSDN:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff701713.aspx

Also, take a look at the official blog where you will be able to find the best practices and good tips to use the REST services using a .Net wrapper:

http://www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2013/02/14/bing-maps-rest-service-tips-amp-tricks.aspx

Let us know if you have other difficulties to implement the search service in your Windows Phone application.