Swift | Show image in Custom GMSMarker - ios

Question

I want to show user's profile picture in my custom marker for google maps. Like all others, I have tried this code in init: of customMarker
self.location = location
position = location
icon = UIImage(named: "live location")
groundAnchor = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 1)
Is there any possible way to show another image in the circle of the marker icon. ex. using xib.

Answer 1

You can use given two methods:
func drawImageWithProfilePic(pp: UIImage, image: UIImage) -> UIImage {
let imgView = UIImageView(image: image)
let picImgView = UIImageView(image: pp)
picImgView.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 30, height: 30)
imgView.addSubview(picImgView)
picImgView.center.x = imgView.center.x
picImgView.center.y = imgView.center.y - 7
picImgView.layer.cornerRadius = picImgView.frame.width/2
picImgView.clipsToBounds = true
imgView.setNeedsLayout()
picImgView.setNeedsLayout()
let newImage = imageWithView(view: imgView)
return newImage
}
func imageWithView(view: UIView) -> UIImage {
var image: UIImage?
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(view.bounds.size, false, 0.0)
if let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext() {
view.layer.render(in: context)
image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
}
return image ?? UIImage()
}
Here pp is your profile pic and image is the pic icon.
You can set the frame of Profile pic according to you.
I have tried this:
Edit
let marker = GMSMarker(position: coordinate)
marker.icon = drawImageWithProfilePic(pp: imgPP, image: img)
marker.appearAnimation = GMSMarkerAnimation.pop
marker.map = viewGoogleMap
and here is the output:

Answer 2

//put this code where you get image
let url = URL(string: "your_imageUrlString")
let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url!)
let marker = GMSMarker()
marker.position = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: Double(lat)!, longitude: Double(long)!)
marker.icon = self.drawImageWithProfilePic(pp: UIImage.init(data:data!)!, image: UIImage.init(named: "red")!)
marker.title = location
marker.snippet = name + " " + mobile
marker.appearAnimation = GMSMarkerAnimation.pop
marker.map = self.mapView
//put this code in your viewController class
func drawImageWithProfilePic(pp: UIImage, image: UIImage) -> UIImage {
let imgView = UIImageView(image: image)
imgView.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 100)
let picImgView = UIImageView(image: pp)
picImgView.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 40, height: 40)
imgView.addSubview(picImgView)
picImgView.center.x = imgView.center.x
picImgView.center.y = imgView.center.y - 7
picImgView.layer.cornerRadius = picImgView.frame.width/2
picImgView.clipsToBounds = true
imgView.setNeedsLayout()
picImgView.setNeedsLayout()
let newImage = imageWithView(view: imgView)
return newImage
}
func imageWithView(view: UIView) -> UIImage {
var image: UIImage?
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(view.bounds.size, false, 0.0)
if let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext() {
view.layer.render(in: context)
image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
}
return image ?? UIImage()
}
//here "red" is dummy background image

Answer 3

You can create/design a custom view either in nib or programmatically and then assign it to your marker like this.
let someView = YourCustomView()
someView.markerImageView.image = UIImage(named: "markerImage")
someView.userImageView.image = UIImage(named: "userImage")
let marker = GMSMarker()
marker.map = yourMapView
marker.position = somePositionCoordinate;
marker.iconView = someView