feat: added BitmapDescriptor as parameter to AdvancedMarker (#718)

kikoso · dkhawk · web-flow · commit e1c2277a8085 · 2025-07-14T14:13:39.000-06:00
* feat: added BitmapDescriptor as parameter to AdvancedMarker

* feat: added comment

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Co-authored-by: Dale Hawkins &lt;107309+dkhawk@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/maps-app/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/markerexamples/AdvancedMarkersActivity.kt b/maps-app/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/markerexamples/AdvancedMarkersActivity.kt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import com.google.maps.android.compose.MapProperties
 import com.google.maps.android.compose.MapType
 import com.google.maps.android.compose.rememberCameraPositionState
 import com.google.maps.android.compose.rememberUpdatedMarkerState
+import com.google.maps.android.ui.IconGenerator
 
 
 private const val TAG = "AdvancedMarkersActivity"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ private val santiago = LatLng(-33.4489, -70.6693)
 private val bogota = LatLng(-4.7110, -74.0721)
 private val lima = LatLng(-12.0464, -77.0428)
 private val salvador = LatLng(-12.9777, -38.5016)
+private val caracas = LatLng(10.4785, -66.9016)
 private val center = LatLng(-18.000, -58.000)
 private val defaultCameraPosition1 = CameraPosition.fromLatLngZoom(center, 2f)
 class AdvancedMarkersActivity : ComponentActivity(), OnMapsSdkInitializedCallback {
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ class AdvancedMarkersActivity : ComponentActivity(), OnMapsSdkInitializedCallbac
             val marker2State = rememberUpdatedMarkerState(position = bogota)
             val marker3State = rememberUpdatedMarkerState(position = lima)
             val marker4State = rememberUpdatedMarkerState(position = salvador)
+            val marker5State = rememberUpdatedMarkerState(position = caracas)
 
             // Drawing on the map is accomplished with a child-based API
             val markerClick: (Marker) -> Boolean = {
@@ -112,6 +115,25 @@ class AdvancedMarkersActivity : ComponentActivity(), OnMapsSdkInitializedCallbac
                         title="Marker 4"
                     )
 
+                    val icon = remember {
+                        val iconGenerator = IconGenerator(this@AdvancedMarkersActivity)
+                        val contentView = TextView(this@AdvancedMarkersActivity)
+                        contentView.text = "Caracas"
+                        contentView.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK)
+                        contentView.setTextColor(Color.YELLOW)
+                        iconGenerator.setBackground(null)
+                        iconGenerator.setContentView(contentView)
+                        val bitmap = iconGenerator.makeIcon()
+                        BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(bitmap)
+                    }
+                    AdvancedMarker(
+                        state = marker5State,
+                        onClick = markerClick,
+                        collisionBehavior = 1,
+                        icon = icon,
+                        title = "Marker 5"
+                    )
+
                     val pinConfig = PinConfig.builder()
                         .setBackgroundColor(Color.MAGENTA)
                         .setBorderColor(Color.WHITE)
diff --git a/maps-app/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/markerexamples/MarkerClusteringActivity.kt b/maps-app/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/markerexamples/MarkerClusteringActivity.kt
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ fun CustomRendererClustering(items: List<MyItem>) {
             clusterManager = clusterManager,
         )
     }
+
 }
 
 @Composable
diff --git a/maps-compose/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/Marker.kt b/maps-compose/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/Marker.kt
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ private fun MarkerImpl(
  * @param onInfoWindowClick a lambda invoked when the marker's info window is clicked
  * @param onInfoWindowClose a lambda invoked when the marker's info window is closed
  * @param onInfoWindowLongClick a lambda invoked when the marker's info window is long clicked
+ * @param icon  sets the icon for the marker
  * @param pinConfig the PinConfig object that will be used for the advanced marker
  * @param iconView the custom view to be used on the advanced marker
  * @param collisionBehavior the expected collision behavior
@@ -743,6 +744,7 @@ public fun AdvancedMarker(
     onInfoWindowClick: (Marker) -> Unit = {},
     onInfoWindowClose: (Marker) -> Unit = {},
     onInfoWindowLongClick: (Marker) -> Unit = {},
+    icon: BitmapDescriptor? = null,
     pinConfig: PinConfig? = null,
     iconView: View? = null,
     collisionBehavior: Int = AdvancedMarkerOptions.CollisionBehavior.REQUIRED
@@ -765,6 +767,7 @@ public fun AdvancedMarker(
         onInfoWindowClick = onInfoWindowClick,
         onInfoWindowClose = onInfoWindowClose,
         onInfoWindowLongClick = onInfoWindowLongClick,
+        icon = icon,
         pinConfig = pinConfig,
         iconView = iconView,
         collisionBehavior = collisionBehavior
@@ -797,6 +800,7 @@ public fun AdvancedMarker(
  * will be ignored.
  * @param infoContent optional composable lambda expression for customizing
  * the info window's content. If this value is non-null, [infoWindow] must be null.
+ * @param icon sets the icon for the marker
  * @param pinConfig the PinConfig object that will be used for the advanced marker
  * @param iconView the custom view to be used on the advanced marker
  * @param collisionBehavior the expected collision behavior
@@ -823,6 +827,7 @@ private fun AdvancedMarkerImpl(
     onInfoWindowLongClick: (Marker) -> Unit = {},
     infoWindow: (@Composable (Marker) -> Unit)? = null,
     infoContent: (@Composable (Marker) -> Unit)? = null,
+    icon: BitmapDescriptor? = null,
     pinConfig: PinConfig? = null,
     iconView: View? = null,
     collisionBehavior: Int = AdvancedMarkerOptions.CollisionBehavior.REQUIRED
@@ -836,10 +841,18 @@ private fun AdvancedMarkerImpl(
             val advancedMarkerOptions = AdvancedMarkerOptions()
                 .position(state.position)
                 .collisionBehavior(collisionBehavior)
+
+            // Determine the icon for the marker in order of precedence:
+            // 1. Use iconView if provided (takes full precedence and overrides all).
+            // 2. If no iconView, use pinConfig to generate a BitmapDescriptor.
+            // 3. If neither iconView nor pinConfig are available, fall back to the raw icon.
+
             if (iconView != null) {
                 advancedMarkerOptions.iconView(iconView)
             } else if (pinConfig != null) {
                 advancedMarkerOptions.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromPinConfig(pinConfig))
+            } else if (icon != null) {
+                advancedMarkerOptions.icon(icon)
             }
             advancedMarkerOptions.contentDescription(contentDescription)
             advancedMarkerOptions.alpha(alpha)
@@ -897,14 +910,19 @@ private fun AdvancedMarkerImpl(
                 }
             }
             update(pinConfig) {
-                if (iconView == null) {
+                if (icon == null && iconView == null) {
                     this.marker.setIcon(pinConfig?.let { it1 ->
                         BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromPinConfig(
                             it1
                         )
                     })
                 }
             }
+            update(icon) {
+                if (iconView == null) {
+                    this.marker.setIcon(it)
+                }
+            }
 
             update(visible) { this.marker.isVisible = it }
             update(zIndex) { this.marker.zIndex = it }
