Google Maps API v2 Android add shape drawable as marker

Question

I\'ve been trying to add a shape drawable as the marker icon for a marker I want to add on the map.

shape looks like this (res/drawable/blue_circle.xml):

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Answer 1

Create a drawable for your marker (res/drawable/map_dot_red.xml):

Create a bitmap from the drawable:

int px = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.map_dot_marker_size);
mDotMarkerBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(px, px, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(mDotMarkerBitmap);
Drawable shape = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.map_dot_red);
shape.setBounds(0, 0, mDotMarkerBitmap.getWidth(), mDotMarkerBitmap.getHeight());
shape.draw(canvas);

Create your marker, using the bitmap:

Marker marker = mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
    .position(point)
    .anchor(.5f, .5f)
    .icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(mDotMarkerBitmap)));

Set the size of your marker in dimens (res/values/dimens.xml):

    12dp