Android Google Maps API v2 for Android Default Google Map Activity

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Example

This Activity code will provide basic functionality for including a Google Map using a SupportMapFragment.

The Google Maps V2 API includes an all-new way to load maps.

Activities now have to implement the OnMapReadyCallBack interface, which comes with a onMapReady() method override that is executed everytime we run SupportMapFragment.getMapAsync(OnMapReadyCallback); and the call is successfully completed.

Maps use Markers , Polygons and PolyLines to show interactive information to the user.

MapsActivity.java:

public class MapsActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements OnMapReadyCallback {

    private GoogleMap mMap;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_maps);
        SupportMapFragment mapFragment = (SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
                .findFragmentById(R.id.map);
        mapFragment.getMapAsync(this);
    }

    @Override
    public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
        mMap = googleMap;

        // Add a marker in Sydney, Australia, and move the camera.
        LatLng sydney = new LatLng(-34, 151);
        mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions().position(sydney).title("Marker in Sydney"));
        mMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(sydney));
    }
}

Notice that the code above inflates a layout, which has a SupportMapFragment nested inside the container Layout, defined with an ID of R.id.map. The layout file is shown below:

activity_maps.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
        xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:id="@+id/map"
        tools:context="com.example.app.MapsActivity"
        android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"/>

</LinearLayout>


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