Adding MapControl in xaml results in a “Catastropic failure”

Question

I am creating an universal application using Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 Version 12.0.30501.00 Update 2. I am getting Catastrophic failure on adding Map Control in my xaml l

Answer 1

I've come up with a workaround for this. Instead of using visibility you can use the maps height/width properties to hide/show the map. Set them to 0 when you want to hide it, and set it to the parents width/height when you want to show it. Here is a code sample:

Button Handler:

private void ShowMapBtn_Clicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    var mapContainer = MyMap.Parent as FrameworkElement;
    MyMap.Width = mapContainer.ActualWidth;
    MyMap.Height = mapContainer.ActualHeight;

    //Hide the button
    (sender as Button).Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
}