Android Question How Put a Label in Google Maps

[rafaelmotaquintana]

I have a google map working fine. I just need to put a label from top left of the map.
I've read that creating a bitmap with the label then add a marker, but I don't know the coordinates, unless the user pulse the map in a long click, and I don't want that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[DonManfred]

You can place a trasnparent panel over the map.
Use a canvas then to draw on this panel using the panel as canvastarget

    canvastest.Initialize(pnlcanvas)
    canvastest.DrawText("Testtext",25dip,25dip,Typeface.DEFAULT,20,Colors.Blue,"LEFT")

 

[DonManfred]

i also tried to place a label over the map in the layout. It does work too. At least for me?

 

[rafaelmotaquintana]

Perfect. Could the whole thing be saved in a bitmap?

 

[Erel]

GoogleMapsExtra includes a snapshot method that you can use. Once you get the map bitmap it should be some to add the label.

 

[rafaelmotaquintana]

Ok, I'll try. Thanks

 

[rafaelmotaquintana]

I did the snapshot. Then use this code:

Sub MapDrawlabel1_SnapshotReady(Bitmap1 As Bitmap)
    Private c As Canvas, b As Bitmap
    b = Bitmap1
    c.Initialize2(b)
    c.DrawText("Testtext",25dip,25dip,Typeface.DEFAULT,20,Colors.Blue,"LEFT")
    Private out As OutputStream
    out = File.OpenOutput(FolderImagesLogo, "MAPA1.png", False)
    b.WriteToStream(out, 100, "PNG")
    out.Close
End Sub

Map is saved. But with no text. Something I'm missing?

 

[DonManfred]

Sub Mapextra_SnapshotReady(Bitmap1 As Bitmap)
    Log($"Mapextra_SnapshotReady()"$)
    Dim cvs As Canvas
    cvs.Initialize2(Bitmap1)
    cvs.DrawText("Testtext",25dip,25dip,Typeface.DEFAULT,20,Colors.Blue,"LEFT")

    Starter.rp.CheckAndRequest(Starter.rp.PERMISSION_WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
    Wait For Activity_PermissionResult (Permission As String, Result As Boolean)
  
    Dim Out As OutputStream
    Out = File.OpenOutput(File.DirRootExternal, "Test.png", False)
    cvs.Bitmap.WriteToStream(Out, 100, "PNG")
    Out.Close
End Sub

 

[rafaelmotaquintana]

Sorry. I found it. It Works