Android Google Maps v2 - Add object to marker

Question

How can we add an object to a marker in the new Google Maps Android API v2? So if we click on the InfoWindow, we can do something with the object?

public void addSpotOnMap(Spot spot) {
    getMap().addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
            .position(new LatLng(spot.getParseGeoPoint().getLatitude(), spot.getParseGeoPoint().getLongitude()))
            .title(spot.getName())
            .snippet(spot.getCategory())
            .draggable(false));

}

This sets the location, title and snippet for the object. But I want to be able to go to another activity about this specific Spot-object if I click on the InfoWindow

Answer 1

Not really sure if this is the correct answer, but take a look at this blogpost I made about this problem:

Since Marker is final, it's this can easily be solved by linking the data with the Marker in a Map, for example HashMap<Marker, YourDataClass> or HashMap<Marker, String>

Here's a tutorial that explains all: http://bon-app-etit.blogspot.be/2012/12/add-informationobject-to-marker-in.html

Answer 2

As of Play Services v9.4.0, you can now set any object directly upon a marker!

To save the data:

Marker marker = getMap().addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
        .position(lat, lng)
        .title(spot.getName());

CustomObject myData = new CustomObject();
marker.setTag(myData);

Then to retreive your data:

CustomObject myRestoredData = (CustomObject)marker.getTag(myData);

For more infomration on marker data, here are the docs.

Answer 3

Try android-maps-extensions its library where you can add object to mark by setdata method and retrieve data call method getData

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Object getData() and setData(Object) on Marker, Circle, GroundOverlay, Polygon, Polyline or TileOverlay

from Gradle You may use any version of Google Play Services

dependencies {
    compile 'com.androidmapsextensions:android-maps-extensions:2.2.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:8.1.0'
}