Question

I’m looking for a .NET library or wrapper for Google Maps, that contains all the types of responses as C# classes.

I want to be able to do something like:

var url = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=Wellington&sensor=false";

//Utility functions would be ideal                  
string jsonResponse = GoogleMaps.GetJson(url);
string jsonResponse = GoogleMaps.GeocodeAddress("Wellington");

I would like to be able to use the results like:

GeocodeResponse r = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<GeocodeResponse>(jsonResponse);    //I am using Json.NET

if(r.status.Equals("OK"))
{
    DoSomethingWith(r.result.formatted_address);    //intellisense documentation for all the bits in the result would be great
}

Does such a thing exist?

This is sort of like these questions:

• which is the best .net library for google maps api?

• Best .NET Wrapper for Google Maps or Yahoo Maps?

However the answers there are not what I am meaning, I’m not looking for a drag and drop map control.

Answer 1

This API is still in development but may provide you with what you are looking for:

http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-net/