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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.

activity_style_zoom_dependent_fill_color
<?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
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);
}
}