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Learning Android Google Maps

You're reading from   Learning Android Google Maps Integrate Google Maps with your Android application to offer feature-rich and interactive maps

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849698863
Length 356 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Setting Up the Development Environment 2. Configuring an API Key and Creating Our First Map Application FREE CHAPTER 3. Working with Different Map Types 4. Adding Information to Maps 5. Interacting with a Map 6. Working with Custom Views 7. Working with Location Data 8. Know about the Street View 9. Google Maps Intents 10. Creating a Custom Map Application A. Answers to Self-test Questions Index

Using custom camera views


Until now, we have manually changed the camera view by panning and zooming. Let's see how we can do it programmatically.

To do this, we need to use the StreetViewPanoramaCamera object. Create a StreetViewPanoramaCamera object by using the nested StreetViewPanoramaCamera.Builder class. We can set the tilt, zoom, and bearing of the street view. The methods are as follows:

Method

Parameter

Function

zoom()

Zoom level in float

By default, the zoom level is 0. The maximum zoom level depends on the panorama. If the zoom level is specified in a negative value, it is set to 0.

tilt()

Tilt angle in float

Sets the tilt angle of the camera from the horizon of the panorama. The angle ranges between -90 and 90.

bearing()

Bearing angle in float

Sets the bearing angle. It fixes the camera in degrees clockwise from north.

To set a camera view with a zoom level of 2, and the bearing and tilt angle as 45 degrees, I would use the code:

 StreetViewPanoramaCamera camera = new...
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