BitmapDescriptor
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BitmapDescriptor defines bitmap images for marker icons and ground overlays in Google Maps.
Use BitmapDescriptorFactory to create instances of BitmapDescriptor.
Marker icons can be customized using BitmapDescriptor obtained from BitmapDescriptorFactory.
BitmapDescriptor inherits standard methods from java.lang.Object like equals, hashCode, and toString.
public final class
BitmapDescriptor
extends Object
Defines a Bitmap image. For a marker, this class can be used to set the image of the marker icon.
For a ground overlay, it can be used to set the image to place on the surface of the earth. To
obtain a BitmapDescriptor use the factory class BitmapDescriptorFactory.
GoogleMap map = ... // get a map.
// Add a marker at San Francisco with an azure colored marker.
Marker marker = map.add(new MarkerOptions()
.position(new LatLng(37.7750, 122.4183))
.title("San Francisco")
.snippet("Population: 776733"))
.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.defaultMarker(BitmapDescriptorFactory.HUE_AZURE));
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