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Dynamically build a 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.

MapboxMapOptionActivity.java
package com.mapbox.mapboxandroiddemo.examples.basics;

import android.os.Bundle;

import com.mapbox.mapboxandroiddemo.R;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.camera.CameraPosition;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry.LatLng;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapboxMap;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapboxMapOptions;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.OnMapReadyCallback;
import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.Style;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

/**
* Add a map view in a dynamically created layout
*/
public class MapboxMapOptionActivity 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));

MapboxMapOptions options = MapboxMapOptions.createFromAttributes(this, null)
.camera(new CameraPosition.Builder()
.target(new LatLng(43.7383, 7.4094))
.zoom(12)
.build());

// create map
mapView = new MapView(this, options);
mapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
mapView.getMapAsync(new OnMapReadyCallback() {
@Override
public void onMapReady(@NonNull MapboxMap mapboxMap) {

mapboxMap.setStyle(Style.OUTDOORS, 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.


}
});
}
});

setContentView(mapView);
}

@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);
}
}