The ArcGIS API for Silverlight class libraries include controls, classes, and types that support the integration of GIS data and operations with the Silverlight platform. This help system contains detailed reference information for the class libraries listed below.
| ArcGIS API for Silverlight Assembly | Description |
|---|---|
| ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.dll | Core library. Contains map, ArcGIS Service layer, feature layer, graphics, geometry, and symbol components. Also contains common workflow tasks that support query, find, identify, editing, geospatial and geoprocessing operations. |
| ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Behaviors.dll | Contains a set of behaviors and actions that enable element defined interactivity with a Map and its contents. |
| ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Bing.dll | Adds support for using Bing layers and services. |
| ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Printing.dll | Contains components that support working with the ExportWebMap server task introduced with ArcGIS 10.1 for Server. |
| ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Toolkit.dll |
Contains a set of common controls for navigating and interacting with the map, such as a Toolbar, Navigation controls, and a MapTips control. Source available on CodePlex: http://esrisilverlight.codeplex.com |
| ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Toolkit.DataSources.dll | Contains of a set of layer types that support some common data sources, such as OpenStreetMap and WMS. Source available on CodePlex: http://esrisilverlight.codeplex.com |
| ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Portal.dll | Contains components that read and process WebMap contents and metadata. |
The Silverlight libraries included with the ArcGIS API for Silverlight are built on the .NET Framework class library for Silverlight. For more information on this class library see the reference documentation on MSDN.