Create a simple map view

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Note

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_basic_simple_mapview

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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.basics.SimpleMapViewActivity">

    <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="11" />

</FrameLayout>

Java

Kotlin

SimpleMapViewActivity.java

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Java

Kotlin

package com.mapbox.mapboxandroiddemo.examples.basics;

import android.os.Bundle;

import com.mapbox.mapboxandroiddemo.R;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox;
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 androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;


/**
 * The most basic example of adding a map to an activity.
 */
public class SimpleMapViewActivity 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_basic_simple_mapview);

    mapView = findViewById(R.id.mapView);
    mapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    mapView.getMapAsync(new OnMapReadyCallback() {
      @Override
      public void onMapReady(@NonNull MapboxMap mapboxMap) {
        mapboxMap.setStyle(Style.MAPBOX_STREETS, new Style.OnStyleLoaded() {
          @Override
          public void onStyleLoaded(@NonNull Style style) {

            // Map is set up and the style has loaded. Now you can add data or make other map adjustments.

          }
        });
      }
    });
  }

  // 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);
  }
}

SimpleMapViewActivity.kt

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Java

Kotlin

package com.mapbox.mapboxandroiddemo.examples.basics

import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import com.mapbox.mapboxandroiddemo.R
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.Style
import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_basic_simple_kotlin.*

/**
 * The most basic example of adding a map to an activity with Kotlin code
 */
class KotlinSimpleMapViewActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        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_basic_simple_kotlin)
        mapView?.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        mapView?.getMapAsync { mapboxMap ->
            mapboxMap.setStyle(Style.MAPBOX_STREETS) {

                // Map is set up and the style has loaded. Now you can add data or make other map adjustments.
            }
        }
    }

    // Add the mapView lifecycle to the activity's lifecycle methods
    public override fun onResume() {
        super.onResume()
        mapView?.onResume()
    }

    override fun onStart() {
        super.onStart()
        mapView?.onStart()
    }

    override fun onStop() {
        super.onStop()
        mapView?.onStop()
    }

    public override fun onPause() {
        super.onPause()
        mapView?.onPause()
    }

    override fun onLowMemory() {
        super.onLowMemory()
        mapView?.onLowMemory()
    }

    override fun onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy()
        mapView?.onDestroy()
    }

    override fun onSaveInstanceState(outState: Bundle) {
        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState)
        mapView?.onSaveInstanceState(outState)
    }
}

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