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MapFragment is displaying but can't add markers, move camera, etc. with Google Map

I'm making an application using Android Studio and even though I've got the map and it's being displayed, I can't add markers or do anything else to it using the GoogleMap object obtained from OnMapReady.
Here's the code from my Main Activity:
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements OnFragmentInteractionListener, OnMapReadyCallback {
MapFragment mapFragment;
private GoogleMap mMap;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
switchFragments(GlobalConsts.FRAGMENT.MAP);
}
public void switchFragments(GlobalConsts.FRAGMENT fragment){
FragmentTransaction transaction = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
switch (fragment) {
case MAP:
if (mapFragment == null) {
mapFragment = new MapFragment();
}
mapFragment.getMapAsync(this);
transaction.replace(R.id.fragmentContainer, mapFragment);
transaction.addToBackStack(null);
break;
}
transaction.commit();
}
#Override
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
mMap = googleMap;
LatLng sydney = new LatLng(-34, 151);
mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
.position(sydney)
.title("Sydney")
.snippet("Population: 4,627,300")
.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.drawable.marker)));
CameraPosition cameraPosition = new CameraPosition.Builder().target(sydney).zoom(12).build();
mMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newCameraPosition(cameraPosition));
}
}
Here's the xml layout for my Main Activity
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/activity_main"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
tools:context="jarett.familymap.MainActivity">
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/fragmentContainer"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
/>
</LinearLayout>
My MapFragment class:
public class MapFragment extends SupportMapFragment {
public MapFragment() {}
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_map, container, false);
}
#Override
public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
}
}
and the xml layout for my MapFragment in fragment_map.xml:
<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/mapFragment"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"
class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
tools:context="jarett.familymap.MapFragment">
</fragment>
Like I said, everything seems to be working fine as far as displaying the map fragment but for the life of me I can't figure out why the code for zooming and adding markers isn't doing anything. I appreciate the help.

I can't figure out why the code for zooming and adding markers isn't doing anything
Well, you have two maps. Your MapFragment extends SupportMapFragment, so that will give you one map. Then, your MapFragment inflates a layout that, in turn, creates a SupportMapFragment. This gives you two maps.
Either:
Delete MapFragment entirely, along with its associated layout file, and just have your activity create a SupportMapFragment, or
Delete your onCreateView() method from MapFragment, and move your map-management code into MapFragment, triggered by a getMapAsync() call in onViewCreated() (as I worry that you are calling it too soon in your existing code)

getMapAsync() in Fragment

I having trouble implementing Google Map in Fragment.
This is my the part of my fragment class:
public class FragmentStoreFinderMap extends Fragment implements OnMapReadyCallback {
// Google Map
private GoogleMap googleMap;
private int i;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
googleMap = ((SupportMapFragment)getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(
R.id.map)).getMapAsync(this);
I am getting an error in getMapAsync(this). I tells Incompatible type.
it says:
required: com.google.android.gms.map.GoogleMap
found: void
BTW here is my xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<fragment class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
android:id="#+id/map"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
</LinearLayout>

In your XML layout you should do like this
<FrameLayout 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">
<com.google.android.gms.maps.MapView
android:id="#+id/map"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
</FrameLayout>
inside your fragment implement this
private MapView mapView;
private GoogleMap googleMap;
override onCreateView if there is no onCreateView just like the code below
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.your_layout, container, false);
}
override onViewCreated() inside that
onViewCreated() put this
mapView = (MapView) view.findViewById(R.id.map);
mapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
mapView.onResume();
mapView.getMapAsync(this);//when you already implement OnMapReadyCallback in your fragment
when you already implement OnMapReadyCallback in your fragment put this/code like this
#Override
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap map) {
googleMap = map;
}
hope this helps you.

After a few overheats in my head, thanks to this post and https://stackoverflow.com/a/34732804/3925554, I would say that currently there are two ways of adding a MapFragment to your app:
<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
android:id="#+id/map"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
By this way, you have to use a standard fragment and implement this inside. Actually you are inserting a fragment into another:
#Override
public void onViewCreated(View view, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
SupportMapFragment supportMapFragment = (SupportMapFragment) getChildFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map);
supportMapFragment.getMapAsync(this);
}
The other way would be extending the real SupportMapFragment and implement it in this manner without the need of an xml:
#Override
public void onViewCreated(View view, #Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
getMapAsync(this);
}
And they work without having to set a layout in onCreateView neither call mapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState); and mapView.onResume(); manually inside onViewCreated(), what is not recommended anyway.
Hope it helps!

SupportMapFragment mMapFragment = SupportMapFragment.newInstance();
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction =
getChildFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.flMap, mMapFragment);
fragmentTransaction.commit();
mMapFragment.getMapAsync(this);

Your code is returning this error because getMapAsync() does not return anything. If you look at the documentation for this function:
public void getMapAsync (OnMapReadyCallback callback)
Sets a callback object which will be triggered when the GoogleMap
instance is ready to be used.
Note that:
This method must be called from the main thread. The callback will be
executed in the main thread. In the case where Google Play services is
not installed on the user's device, the callback will not be triggered
until the user installs it. In the rare case where the GoogleMap is
destroyed immediately after creation, the callback is not triggered.
The GoogleMap object provided by the callback is non-null.
OnMapReadyCallback is an interface that needs implemented and passed to through this function. Nothing is currently assigned to your googleMap variable you should instead set its value in this block of code which implements OnMapReadyCallback
#Override
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
this.googleMap = googleMap;
}
This code should be in your Fragment somewhere. Since your Fragment already implements this interface you do pass it in as this.

How to use google map in android fragment?

I am developing an app that use fragments. One of my fragments i want to use google map but i am getting errors.
public class Map extends Fragment {
public Map() {
// Required empty public constructor
}
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// Inflate the layout for this fragment
GoogleMap map = ((SupportMapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap();
//Error:(38, 84) error: inconvertible types
//required: SupportMapFragment
//found: Fragment
return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_map, container, false);
}
}
When i trying to cast map fragment i am getting the error in comment. What should i do to solve this? Thanks for everyone.
Edit: the layout ;
<fragment
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:id="#+id/map"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment" />

You can go through this approach.This is my Fragment class which has MapView
public class DashBoardFragment extends Fragment{
//-------------- class variables
private MapView mMapView;
private GoogleMap mGoogleMap;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View view= inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_dash_board, container, false);
mMapView = (MapView) view.findViewById(R.id.map_dashBoard);
mMapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
mMapView.onResume();
try {
MapsInitializer.initialize(getActivity().getApplicationContext());
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
mGoogleMap = mMapView.getMap();
}
}
Below is my xml for the fragment
<LinearLayout 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"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context="com.dev.abc">
<com.google.android.gms.maps.MapView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/map_dashBoard"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
/>
</LinearLayout>
Manifest should have the following along with permissions
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
android:value="your api key" />

You are casting to a mapFragment AFTER the return statement. Since the program believes the method is complete at that point it never reaches it. Try this:
Inflater v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_map, container, false);
GoogleMap map = ((SupportMapFragment)v.getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap();
return v;
Also I don't see you using an intent to start the google map activity.

Latest update of Google for Maps, only MapView is supported for fragments.
<com.google.android.gms.maps.MapView
android:id="#+id/mapView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />

Android Google Map xml R.id undefined in fragment

I`m developing an application that uses an activity with navigation drawer. I have two fragments in the drawer one of which is a google map.
In the map fragment class I want to initialize the GoogleMap object to do some things to the map, but in the onCreateView after I initialize the view through inflater, my app doesn't find the id in R class to initialize the google map.
I call the fragment from the activity through:
FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.mainContent, map, Map.class.getSimpleName());
fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(Map.class.getSimpleName());
fragmentTransaction.commit();
the container xml:
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/drawerLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/mainContent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
</FrameLayout>
<ListView
android:id="#+id/drawerList"
android:layout_width="200dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:background="#color/background_color" >
</ListView>
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
layout_fragment_map.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/map"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
The Map fragment class:
public class Map extends Fragment {
private View view;
private MapFragment mapFragment;
private GoogleMap googleMap;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
if (view != null) {
ViewGroup parent = (ViewGroup) view.getParent();
if (parent != null)
parent.removeView(view);
}
try {
view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.layout_fragment_map, container, false);
} catch (InflateException e) {
/* map is already there, just return view as it is */
}
mapFragment = (MapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map);
googleMap = mapFragment.getMap();
return view;
}
In the line:
mapFragment = (MapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map);
the R.id.map is undefined Eclipse gives "could not resolve type".
Something is missing or my whole concept is faulty?
Thank you and happy coding!

I resolved the issue by modifying the line:
mapFragment = (MapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.googleMap);
with
mapFragment = (MapFragment) getChildFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.googleMap);
It is strange because the R.id.googleMap is still undefined but the object gets created correctly.

Android: GetMap() == null inside DialogFragment

Im trying put a MapFragment inside a DialogFragment, it works fine but i dont know how can I wait until getMap()!=null... here´s my code:
public class DialogMapa extends DialogFragment{
private SupportMapFragment fragment;
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.layout_dialog_mapa, container,false);
getDialog().requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
SupportMapFragment fragment = new SupportMapFragment();
FragmentTransaction transaction = getChildFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
transaction.add(R.id.map, fragment).commit();
GoogleMap mapa = null;
try {
mapa =fragment.getMap();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
if (mapa==null) Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "NULL", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return view;
}
}
and my inflate layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="0dp" >
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/map"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
</FrameLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Thanks in advance!!

So with the new maps framework, that call is not guaranteed to return non null. The map is pretty complex and is initializing a lot of state on and off the render thread.
In your case it's safe to call after onFragmentsResumed() or after the fragment is attached to an activity. You could always use a handler to check again some point later.

getMap() is not null inside onStart() of the dialog fragment, after view created.