74.7 Adding a Map to an Application

The simplest way to add a map to an application is to specify it in the user interface layout XML file for an activity. The following example layout file shows the SupportMapFragment instance added to the activity_maps.xml file created by Android Studio:

<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

    android:layout_width="match_parent"

    android:layout_height="match_parent"

    android:id="@+id/map"

    tools:context=".MapsActivity"

    android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"/>