BitmapDescriptor

  • BitmapDescriptor defines a Bitmap image used for marker icons and ground overlays in Google Maps.

  • You can obtain a BitmapDescriptor using the BitmapDescriptorFactory class.

  • The provided example demonstrates how to set a marker's icon using a BitmapDescriptor created with BitmapDescriptorFactory.

  • The class inherits 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.

Example of setting the icon of a marker BitmapDescriptor. 

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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