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Vector tile source

Add a vector source to a map using an URL.
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This example code is part of the Maps SDK for Android Examples App, a working Android project available on GitHub. Android developers are encouraged to run the examples app locally to interact with this example in an emulator and explore other features of the Maps SDK.

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VectorTileSourceActivity.kt
package com.mapbox.maps.testapp.examples

import android.graphics.Color
import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import com.mapbox.maps.Style
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.layers.generated.lineLayer
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.layers.properties.generated.LineCap
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.layers.properties.generated.LineJoin
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.sources.generated.vectorSource
import com.mapbox.maps.extension.style.style
import com.mapbox.maps.testapp.databinding.ActivityStyleVectorSourceBinding

/**
* Add a vector source to a map using an URL and visualize it with a line layer.
*/
class VectorTileSourceActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
val binding = ActivityStyleVectorSourceBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
setContentView(binding.root)
binding.mapView.mapboxMap.loadStyle(
style(Style.LIGHT) {
+vectorSource("terrain-data") {
url("mapbox://mapbox.mapbox-terrain-v2")
}
+layerAtPosition(
lineLayer("terrain-data", "terrain-data") {
sourceLayer("contour")
lineJoin(LineJoin.ROUND)
lineCap(LineCap.ROUND)
lineColor(Color.parseColor("#ff69b4"))
lineWidth(1.9)
},
below = "road-label-simple"
)
}
)
}
}
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