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boolean addPlace	(	String	placeID,
		Uri	imageURL,
		JSONObject	data,
		VMEPosition	position
	)

Adds a dynamic place to the map.

Parameters

placeID	The ID of the place. If the ID corresponds to an existing dynamic place, then it will be replaced. If the ID corresponds with a static place ID, then this call will fail.
imageURL	A URL that references an image that will be used to represent the place within the map.
data	A data object for populating the place information. For the expected format, please see Place data format.
position	The place's position within the map

Returns

true if the place was successfully added to the map, otherwise false.

Note

When using this method, the other properties of the object are initialized to appropriate values:

• size is set to 20.0
• anchorMode is set to enums::VMEPlaceAnchorMode.BOTTOM_CENTER
• altitudeMode is set to enums::VMEPlaceAltitudeMode.ABSOLUTE
• displayMode is set to enums::VMEPlaceDisplayMode.OVERLAY
• orientation is set using models::VMEPlaceOrientation.newPlaceOrientationFacing()
• visibilityRamp is set using models::VMEPlaceVisibilityRamp()

See also

VMEMapView::addPlace(String,Uri,JSONObject,VMEPosition,VMEPlaceSize,VMEPlaceAnchorMode,VMEPlaceAltitudeMode,VMEPlaceDisplayMode,VMEPlaceOrientation,VMEPlaceVisibilityRamp)

Note

Applies to:

• dynamic places

JSONObject lPlaceData = null;
try {
    lPlaceData = new JSONObject();
    lPlaceData.put("name", "Cat tracker");
    lPlaceData.put("description", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat");
    lPlaceData.put("icon", "http://www.clipartbest.com/cliparts/aTe/K4e/aTeK4en8c.png");

    JSONArray list = new JSONArray();
    list.put("2");
    list.put("3");
    list.put("99");

    lPlaceData.put("categories", list);
}
catch (JSONException e) {
   e.printStackTrace();
}

Uri lIconUri = Uri.parse("http://www.clipartbest.com/cliparts/aTe/K4e/aTeK4en8c.png");;

mMapView.addPlace("cat_tracker_id",
    lIconUri,
    lPlaceData,
    new VMEPosition(45.74131, 4.88216, 0.0, new VMESceneContext()));

Version

1.1