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Color dependent on zoom level

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This example is a part of the Mapbox Android Demo app. You can find the values for all referenced resources in the res directory. For example, see res/values/activity_strings.xml for R.string.* references used in this example. The dependencies can be found here.The examples use View binding.See setup documention if necessary.

activity_style_zoom_dependent_fill_color
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:mapbox="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".examples.styles.ZoomDependentFillColorActivity">

    <com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView
        android:id="@+id/mapView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        mapbox:mapbox_cameraTargetLat="40.73581"
        mapbox:mapbox_cameraTargetLng="-73.99155"
        mapbox:mapbox_cameraZoom="0"/>

</FrameLayout>
ZoomDependentFillColorActivity.java
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package com.mapbox.mapboxandroiddemo.examples.styles;

import android.os.Bundle;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

import com.mapbox.mapboxandroiddemo.R;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.camera.CameraUpdateFactory;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry.LatLng;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapboxMap;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.OnMapReadyCallback;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.Style;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.style.expressions.Expression;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.style.layers.FillLayer;

import static com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.style.expressions.Expression.rgb;
import static com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.style.expressions.Expression.stop;
import static com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.style.expressions.Expression.zoom;
import static com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.style.layers.PropertyFactory.fillColor;

/**
 * Use runtime styling to change the water layer's fill color based on the map zoom level
 */
public class ZoomDependentFillColorActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

  private MapView mapView;

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // Mapbox access token is configured here. This needs to be called either in your application
    // object or in the same activity which contains the mapview.
    Mapbox.getInstance(this, getString(R.string.access_token));

    // This contains the MapView in XML and needs to be called after the access token is configured.
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_style_zoom_dependent_fill_color);

    mapView = findViewById(R.id.mapView);
    mapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    mapView.getMapAsync(new OnMapReadyCallback() {
      @Override
      public void onMapReady(@NonNull final MapboxMap mapboxMap) {

        mapboxMap.setStyle(Style.DARK, new Style.OnStyleLoaded() {
          @Override
          public void onStyleLoaded(@NonNull Style style) {

            FillLayer layer = style.getLayerAs("water");
            if (layer == null) {
              return;
            }

            //Set a zoom function to update the color of the water
            layer.setProperties(
              fillColor(Expression.interpolate(Expression.exponential(1f), zoom(),
                stop(1f, rgb(0,209,22)),
                stop(8.5f, rgb(10,88,255)),
                stop(10f, rgb(255,10,10)),
                stop(18f, rgb(251,255,0)))));

            mapboxMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLngZoom(
              new LatLng(40.73581, -73.99155), 12), 12000);

          }
        });
      }
    });
  }

  // Add the mapView lifecycle to the activity's lifecycle methods
  @Override
  public void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    mapView.onResume();
  }

  @Override
  protected void onStart() {
    super.onStart();
    mapView.onStart();
  }

  @Override
  protected void onStop() {
    super.onStop();
    mapView.onStop();
  }

  @Override
  public void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
    mapView.onPause();
  }

  @Override
  public void onLowMemory() {
    super.onLowMemory();
    mapView.onLowMemory();
  }

  @Override
  protected void onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy();
    mapView.onDestroy();
  }

  @Override
  protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
    super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
    mapView.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
  }
}
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