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Android MapView in fragment freeze (not clickable or dragable) after initialisation

I want to show a MapView in a fragment. The map is shown as what I expected, but it seems it is only shown as a picture. I cannot drag to move camera or spread/pinch to zoom. I also tried to use SupportMapFragment in my fragment, but got the same result.
I have a NavigationView in my Activity. I do not think there's conflict on the touch event of NavigationView and MapView.
Anyone met this before?
fragment
public class CustomizedMapFragment extends Fragment implements OnMapReadyCallback{
MapView mapView;
GoogleMap googleMap;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_map, container, false);
mapView = (MapView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.mapView);
mapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
mapView.getMapAsync(this);
return rootView;
}
#Override
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
this.googleMap = googleMap;
this.googleMap.getUiSettings().setZoomControlsEnabled(true);
this.googleMap.getUiSettings().setZoomGesturesEnabled(true);
}
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
mapView.onResume();
}
#Override
public void onPause() {
super.onPause();
mapView.onPause();
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
mapView.onDestroy();
}
#Override
public void onLowMemory() {
super.onLowMemory();
mapView.onLowMemory();
}
}
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" >
<com.google.android.gms.maps.MapView
android:layout_margin="16dp"
android:id="#+id/mapView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
</RelativeLayout>

Try to use this UiSettings.setScrollGesturesEnabled(boolean), by using this you can scroll (pan) around the map by dragging the map with their finger.
Another way is configure these options when the map is created via XML attributes.
<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
android:id="#+id/map"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
map:cameraBearing="112.5"
map:cameraTargetLat="-33.796923"
map:cameraTargetLng="150.922433"
map:cameraTilt="30"
map:cameraZoom="13"
map:mapType="normal"
map:uiCompass="false"
map:uiRotateGestures="true"
map:uiScrollGestures="false"
map:uiTiltGestures="true"
map:uiZoomControls="false"
map:uiZoomGestures="true"/>
But in order to use these custom attributes within your XML layout file, you must first add the following namespace declaration.
xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
For more information, check this documentation.

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.

Extend MapFragment Android

I have an activity that hosts two fragments. One fragment provides some info to the user in various fields. The other fragment should show a Map.
For the fragment hosting the map I need to be able to add custom logic for displaying markers and several other things that I would like to reuse in other places in the app. What is the best way to create a map without defining the fragment in xml like:
<fragment
class="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
Thanks,
Nathan
Edit:
I am now using nested fragments, not sure if that is the best way to handle this? My mapfragment is now:
<?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
android:id="#+id/map"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
class="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment" />
</LinearLayout>
and the Fragments code is:
public class ViewCurrentMapFragment extends Fragment implements View.OnClickListener {
public static final String TAG = "MAP_FRAGMENT";
private GoogleMap map;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_view_current_map, container, false);
return rootView;
}
private void getCurrentMarkers() {
// Getting reference to the SupportMapFragment of activity_main.xml
SupportMapFragment smf = ((SupportMapFragment) getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map));
map = smf.getMap();
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
}
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
getCurrentMarkers();
}
}
The problem I am having now is that smf.getMap() is returning null. Any ideas?
Edit2:
Got it to work by changing:
com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment
to
com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment

Maybe:
<fragment
class="com.mycompany.MyCustomFragmentExtendingMapFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
or nest fragments like here: http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=5064#c1

Black view when rendering Google Maps on fragment

I'm using sliding menu for Android here is the link, when I slide on rendered map fragment, the sliding menu goes blank.
Here is my map fragment code.
public class BasicMapActivity extends SherlockFragment {
private MapView mMapView;
private GoogleMap mMap;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater,
ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.basic_demo, null);
// view.setBackgroundColor(0x00000000);
mMapView = (MapView) view.findViewById(R.id.map);
container.requestTransparentRegion(mMapView);
mMapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
return view;
}
}
Here is my home activity where in i render map.
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_home_frame);
getSupportFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.home_screen, new BasicMapActivity())
.commit();
getSlidingMenu().setSecondaryMenu(
getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.resq_events_frame, null));
getSupportFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.resq_events_screen, new EventsFragment())
.commit();
// set the Behind View
setBehindContentView(R.layout.activity_settings_frame);
getSupportFragmentManager()
.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.settings_screen, new SettingsFragment())
.commit();
// customize the SlidingMenu
getSlidingMenu().setTouchModeAbove(SlidingMenu.TOUCHMODE_FULLSCREEN);
}
My XML file looks like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/home_screen"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
</FrameLayout>
How to overcome by this issue?
Here how the image looks.

The issue is due to GoogleMap, you have to add this map:zOrderOnTop="true" to your XML map layout, like
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<fragment
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/map"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
map:zOrderOnTop="true" />
</LinearLayout>