I have some problems with Google Maps API V2. I have tried many tutorials and searched many answers (include stack overflow) but all I have found was not work. I can draw a map with xml tag <fragment>
. No problem, it works. But when I try to get the map in MainActivity.java
getMap()
return null and I don't know why.
MainActivity.java
package com.example.testmaps; import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap; import com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment; import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng; import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.MarkerOptions; public class MainActivity extends Activity { private GoogleMap mMap; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); mMap = ((MapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap(); //HERE mMap IS NULL mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions() .position(new LatLng(10, 10)) .title("Hello world")); } }
activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout 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" tools:context=".MainActivity" > <fragment android:id="@+id/map" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment"/> </RelativeLayout>
Manifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.testmaps" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0" > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="11" android:targetSdkVersion="19" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/> <!-- The following two permissions are not required to use Google Maps Android API v2, but are recommended. --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/> <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" android:required="true"/> <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" > <activity android:name="com.example.testmaps.MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY" android:value="my_key" /> <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" /> </application> </manifest>