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Add Point Annotations

Show point annotations on a map.

There are several ways to add markers, annotations, and other shapes to the map using the Maps SDK. To choose the appropriate approach for your application, read the Markers and annotations guide.

PointAnnotationActivity.kt
package com.mapbox.maps.testapp.examples.markersandcallouts

import android.animation.ValueAnimator
import android.graphics.Bitmap
import android.graphics.Color
import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.Menu
import android.view.MenuItem
import android.view.animation.LinearInterpolator
import android.widget.Toast
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
import com.mapbox.geojson.FeatureCollection
import com.mapbox.geojson.Point
import com.mapbox.maps.CameraOptions
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.expressions.generated.Expression
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.expressions.generated.Expression.Companion.eq
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.expressions.generated.Expression.Companion.get
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.expressions.generated.Expression.Companion.literal
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.expressions.generated.Expression.Companion.not
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.expressions.generated.Expression.Companion.toNumber
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.layers.properties.generated.IconAnchor
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.layers.properties.generated.SymbolZOrder
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.layers.properties.generated.TextAnchor
import com.mapbox.maps.plugin.annotation.Annotation
import com.mapbox.maps.plugin.annotation.AnnotationPlugin
import com.mapbox.maps.plugin.annotation.annotations
import com.mapbox.maps.plugin.annotation.generated.*
import com.mapbox.maps.plugin.gestures.addOnMapClickListener
import com.mapbox.maps.testapp.R
import com.mapbox.maps.testapp.databinding.ActivityAnnotationBinding
import com.mapbox.maps.testapp.examples.annotation.AnnotationUtils
import com.mapbox.maps.testapp.examples.annotation.AnnotationUtils.showShortToast
import com.mapbox.maps.testapp.utils.BitmapUtils.bitmapFromDrawableRes
import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
import java.util.*

/**
* Example showing how to add Symbol annotations
*/
class PointAnnotationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
private var pointAnnotationManager: PointAnnotationManager? = null
private var circleAnnotationManager: CircleAnnotationManager? = null
private var pointAnnotation: PointAnnotation? = null
private var circleAnnotation: CircleAnnotation? = null
private val animators: MutableList<ValueAnimator> = mutableListOf()
private var styleIndex: Int = 0
private var slotIndex: Int = 0
private var consumeClickEvent = false
private val nextStyle: String
get() {
return AnnotationUtils.STYLES[styleIndex++ % AnnotationUtils.STYLES.size]
}
private val nextSlot: String
get() {
return AnnotationUtils.SLOTS[slotIndex++ % AnnotationUtils.SLOTS.size]
}
private lateinit var annotationPlugin: AnnotationPlugin
private lateinit var blueBitmap: Bitmap
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
val binding = ActivityAnnotationBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
setContentView(binding.root)
binding.mapView.mapboxMap.setCamera(
CameraOptions.Builder()
.center(
Point.fromLngLat(
AIRPORT_LONGITUDE,
AIRPORT_LATITUDE
)
)
.pitch(45.0)
.zoom(10.5)
.bearing(-17.6)
.build()
)
binding.mapView.mapboxMap.loadStyle(nextStyle) {
annotationPlugin = binding.mapView.annotations
circleAnnotationManager = annotationPlugin.createCircleAnnotationManager().apply {
val circleAnnotationOptions: CircleAnnotationOptions = CircleAnnotationOptions()
.withPoint(Point.fromLngLat(AIRPORT_LONGITUDE, AIRPORT_LATITUDE))
.withCircleColor(Color.YELLOW)
.withCircleRadius(12.0)
.withDraggable(false)
circleAnnotation = create(circleAnnotationOptions)
}
pointAnnotationManager = annotationPlugin.createPointAnnotationManager().apply {
textFont = listOf("Arial Unicode MS Bold", "Open Sans Regular")

addDragListener(object : OnPointAnnotationDragListener {
override fun onAnnotationDragStarted(annotation: Annotation<*>) {}

override fun onAnnotationDrag(annotation: Annotation<*>) {
circleAnnotation?.let {
it.point = (annotation as PointAnnotation).point
circleAnnotationManager?.update(it)
}
}

override fun onAnnotationDragFinished(annotation: Annotation<*>) {}
})
addClickListener(
OnPointAnnotationClickListener {
Toast.makeText(this@PointAnnotationActivity, "Click1: ${it.id}", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
.show()
consumeClickEvent
}
)

addClickListener(
OnPointAnnotationClickListener {
Toast.makeText(this@PointAnnotationActivity, "Click2: ${it.id}", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
.show()
consumeClickEvent
}
)

addLongClickListener(
OnPointAnnotationLongClickListener {
Toast.makeText(this@PointAnnotationActivity, "LongClick1: ${it.id}", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
.show()
consumeClickEvent
}
)

addLongClickListener(
OnPointAnnotationLongClickListener {
Toast.makeText(this@PointAnnotationActivity, "LongClick2: ${it.id}", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
.show()
consumeClickEvent
}
)

addInteractionListener(object : OnPointAnnotationInteractionListener {
override fun onSelectAnnotation(annotation: PointAnnotation) {
Toast.makeText(
this@PointAnnotationActivity,
"onSelectAnnotation: ${annotation.id}",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
).show()
}

override fun onDeselectAnnotation(annotation: PointAnnotation) {
Toast.makeText(
this@PointAnnotationActivity,
"onDeselectAnnotation: ${annotation.id}",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
).show()
}
})

val airplaneBitmap = bitmapFromDrawableRes(
this@PointAnnotationActivity,
R.drawable.ic_airplanemode_active_black_24dp
)
airplaneBitmap?.let {
// create a symbol
val pointAnnotationOptions: PointAnnotationOptions = PointAnnotationOptions()
.withPoint(Point.fromLngLat(AIRPORT_LONGITUDE, AIRPORT_LATITUDE))
.withIconImage(it)
.withTextField(ID_ICON_AIRPORT)
.withTextOffset(listOf(0.0, -2.0))
.withTextColor(Color.RED)
.withIconSize(1.3)
.withIconOffset(listOf(0.0, -5.0))
.withSymbolSortKey(10.0)
.withDraggable(true)
pointAnnotation = create(pointAnnotationOptions)

// random add symbols across the globe
val pointAnnotationOptionsList: MutableList<PointAnnotationOptions> = ArrayList()
for (i in 0..5) {
pointAnnotationOptionsList.add(
PointAnnotationOptions()
.withPoint(AnnotationUtils.createRandomPoint())
.withIconImage(it)
.withDraggable(true)
)
}
create(pointAnnotationOptionsList)
}

bitmapFromDrawableRes(
this@PointAnnotationActivity,
R.drawable.mapbox_user_icon
)?.let {
blueBitmap = it
// create nearby symbols
val nearbyOptions: PointAnnotationOptions = PointAnnotationOptions()
.withPoint(Point.fromLngLat(NEARBY_LONGITUDE, NEARBY_LATITUDE))
.withIconImage(it)
.withIconSize(2.5)
.withTextField(ID_ICON_AIRPORT)
.withSymbolSortKey(5.0)
.withDraggable(true)
create(nearbyOptions)
}
// random add symbols across the globe
airplaneBitmap?.let {
val pointAnnotationOptionsList = List(20) {
PointAnnotationOptions()
.withPoint(AnnotationUtils.createRandomPoint())
.withIconImage(airplaneBitmap)
.withDraggable(true)
}
create(pointAnnotationOptionsList)
}
lifecycleScope.launch {
val featureCollection = withContext(Dispatchers.Default) {
FeatureCollection.fromJson(
AnnotationUtils.loadStringFromAssets(
this@PointAnnotationActivity,
"annotations.json"
)
)
}
create(featureCollection)
}
}

binding.mapView.mapboxMap.addOnMapClickListener {
Toast.makeText(this@PointAnnotationActivity, "OnMapClick", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
true
}
}

binding.deleteAll.setOnClickListener {
pointAnnotationManager?.let {
annotationPlugin.removeAnnotationManager(it)
}
}
binding.changeStyle.setOnClickListener {
binding.mapView.mapboxMap.loadStyle(nextStyle)
}
binding.changeSlot.setOnClickListener {
val slot = nextSlot
showShortToast("Switching to $slot slot")
pointAnnotationManager?.slot = slot
}
}

override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_symbol, menu)
return true
}

override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
when (item.itemId) {
R.id.menu_action_draggable -> {
pointAnnotationManager?.annotations?.forEach {
it.isDraggable = !it.isDraggable
}
}
R.id.menu_action_consume_click -> {
consumeClickEvent = !consumeClickEvent
val message = getString(R.string.consume_click_event_toast) + consumeClickEvent
Toast.makeText(this@PointAnnotationActivity, message, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
}
R.id.menu_action_filter -> {
if (pointAnnotationManager != null && pointAnnotation != null) {
val idKey = pointAnnotationManager!!.getAnnotationIdKey()
val expression: Expression =
eq(toNumber(get(idKey)), literal(pointAnnotation!!.id.toDouble()))
val filter = pointAnnotationManager!!.layerFilter
if (filter != null && filter == expression) {
pointAnnotationManager!!.layerFilter = not(eq(toNumber(get(idKey)), literal(-1)))
} else {
pointAnnotationManager!!.layerFilter = expression
}
}
}

R.id.menu_action_bitmap_blue -> pointAnnotation?.iconImageBitmap = blueBitmap
R.id.menu_action_rotation -> pointAnnotation?.iconRotate = 45.0
R.id.menu_action_text -> pointAnnotation?.textField = "Hello world!"
R.id.menu_action_anchor -> pointAnnotation?.iconAnchor = IconAnchor.BOTTOM
R.id.menu_action_opacity -> pointAnnotation?.iconOpacity = 0.5
R.id.menu_action_offset -> pointAnnotation?.iconOffset = listOf(10.0, 20.0)
R.id.menu_action_text_anchor -> pointAnnotation?.textAnchor = TextAnchor.TOP
R.id.menu_action_text_color -> pointAnnotation?.textColorInt = Color.WHITE
R.id.menu_action_text_size -> pointAnnotation?.textSize = 22.0
R.id.menu_action_z_index -> pointAnnotation?.symbolSortKey = 0.0
R.id.menu_action_halo -> {
pointAnnotation?.iconHaloWidth = 5.0
pointAnnotation?.iconHaloColorInt = Color.RED
pointAnnotation?.iconHaloBlur = 1.0
}

R.id.menu_action_animate -> {
resetSymbol()
pointAnnotation?.let {
easeSymbol(
it,
Point.fromLngLat(AIRPORT_LATITUDE, AIRPORT_LONGITUDE)
)
}
return true
}
R.id.z_order_auto -> {
item.isChecked = true
pointAnnotationManager?.symbolZOrder = SymbolZOrder.AUTO
}
R.id.z_order_viewport_y -> {
item.isChecked = true
pointAnnotationManager?.symbolZOrder = SymbolZOrder.VIEWPORT_Y
}
R.id.z_order_source -> {
item.isChecked = true
pointAnnotationManager?.symbolZOrder = SymbolZOrder.SOURCE
}
else -> return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)
}
pointAnnotation?.let { pointAnnotationManager?.update(it) }
return true
}

private fun resetSymbol() {
pointAnnotation?.iconRotate = 0.0
pointAnnotation?.geometry = Point.fromLngLat(AIRPORT_LONGITUDE, AIRPORT_LATITUDE)
pointAnnotation?.let { pointAnnotationManager?.update(it) }
}

private fun easeSymbol(
pointAnnotation: PointAnnotation,
location: Point,
rotation: Double = 180.0
) {
val originalPosition: Point = pointAnnotation.point
val originalRotation = pointAnnotation.iconRotate
if (originalPosition == location || originalRotation == rotation) {
return
}
val moveSymbol = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(0f, 1f).setDuration(5000)
moveSymbol.interpolator = LinearInterpolator()
moveSymbol.addUpdateListener { animation: ValueAnimator ->
pointAnnotationManager?.let {
if (!it.annotations.contains(pointAnnotation)) {
return@addUpdateListener
}
val fraction = animation.animatedValue as Float
if (originalPosition != location) {
val lat =
(location.latitude() - originalPosition.latitude()) * fraction + originalPosition.latitude()
val lng =
(location.longitude() - originalPosition.longitude()) * fraction + originalPosition.longitude()
pointAnnotation.geometry = Point.fromLngLat(lng, lat)
}
if (originalRotation != null && originalRotation != rotation) {
pointAnnotation.iconRotate = (rotation - originalRotation) * fraction + originalRotation
}
it.update(pointAnnotation)
}
}
moveSymbol.start()
animators.add(moveSymbol)
}

companion object {
private const val ID_ICON_AIRPORT = "airport"
private const val AIRPORT_LONGITUDE = 0.381457
private const val AIRPORT_LATITUDE = 6.687337
private const val NEARBY_LONGITUDE = 0.367099
private const val NEARBY_LATITUDE = 6.526384
}
}
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