mapRectThatFits : What does it do? - ios

I don't understand mapRectThatFits in the slightest. Here is a simple line of code:
MKMapRect zoomRectNorm = [mapView mapRectThatFits:zoomRect];
// BREAKPOINT HERE
Now lets look at the debugger.
Print zoomRect:
(lldb) p zoomRect
(MKMapRect) $1 = {
(MKMapPoint) origin = {
(double) x = 4.2997e+07
(double) y = 9.36865e+07
}
(MKMapSize) size = {
(double) width = 26493.1
(double) height = 148685
}
}
Print zoomRectNorm:
(lldb) p zoomRectNorm
(MKMapRect) $2 = {
(MKMapPoint) origin = {
(double) x = 4.29283e+07
(double) y = 9.36379e+07
}
(MKMapSize) size = {
(double) width = 163840
(double) height = 245760
}
}
So it adjusted the aspect ratio to 2:3 but it did not maintain the width, the height, or the origin!?
According to the documentation it should return:
A map rectangle that is still centered on the same point of the map
but whose width and height are adjusted to fit in the map view’s
frame.
Whats the deal? I would expect it to maintain the origin (as stated in the docs) and at least one of the width/height?

MapRect that fits will zoom out until it hits a zoom level that can contain your region do that the tiles are displayed in their native resolution.

It gives you back the map rect that you would get if you used setVisibleMapRect on the mapview. The center should be the same. The origin probably won't. You'll have to think about the difference between origin and center to understand why. The other thing to understand is that, although you ask for a specific map rect to be set, the mapview will always set its own idea of what is best. Its idea of what is best is the one that allows it to display tiles without zooming in or out.

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Swift: How to convert CGPoints from SpriteKit to CGRect?

In SpriteKit, I can use touch locatons to record "Hits" in a target, where center of the target, "bulls eye" have the coordinates (0,0). After plenty of shooting, I will fetch all hits as an array with CGPoints. Since the target is 500 x 500 points (SKScene, sks-file), all hits can have a x position from -250 to +250 and likewise for y position.
In the attatched photo, the hits are registered as points at around (150, 150).
The problem arises when I will use the famous LFHeatMap https://github.com/gpolak/LFHeatMap.
+ (UIImage *)heatMapWithRect:(CGRect)rect
boost:(float)boost
points:(NSArray *)points
weights:(NSArray *)weights;
The LFHeatMap generates a UIImage based on the array, which I add to a UIImageView. The problem is that the UIViews has the x and y values arranged differently from SKScenes
func setHeatMap() {
let points = getPointsFromCoreData()
let weigths = getWeightsFromCoreData()
var rect = CGRectMake(0, 0, 500, 500)
rect.origin = CGPointMake(-250, -250)
let image =
LFHeatMap.heatMapWithRect(rect, boost: 1, points: points, weights: weights)
heatMapView.contentMode = UIViewContentMode.ScaleAspectFit
heatMapView.image = image
}
Lowering the shots makes the heat move higher.
How can I solve this? Either All points have to be converted to fit another coordinate system, or the coordiate of the CGrect making the heatmap, must be changed. How can this be done?
This was embarrasingly easy when the solution first occured.
Run a loop trough the points array, and multiply the point.y with -1...
Then all the valus on the y-axis is correct.

Check if node is visible on the screen

I currently have a large map that goes off the screen, because of this its coordinate system is very different from my other nodes. This has led me to a problem, because I'm needing to generate a random CGPoint within the bounds of this map, and then if that point is frame/on-screen I place a visible node there. However the check on wether or not the node is on screen continuously fails.
I'm checking if the node is in frame with the following code: CGRectContainsPoint(self.frame, values) (With values being the random CGPoint I generated). Now this is where my problem comes in, the coordinate system of the frame is completely different from the coordinate system of the map.
For example, in the picture below the ball with the arrows pointing to it is at coordinates (479, 402) in the scene's coordinates, but they are actually at (9691, 9753) in the map's coordinates.
I determined the coordinates using the touchesBegan event for those who are wondering. So basically, how do I convert that map coordinate system to one that will work for the frame?
Because as seen below, the dot is obviously in the frame however the CGRectContainsPoint always fails. I've tried doing scene.convertPoint(position, fromNode: map) but it didn't work.
Edit: (to clarify some things)
My view hierarchy looks something like this:
The map node goes off screen and is about 10,000x10,000 for size. (I have it as a scrolling type map). The origin (Or 0,0) for this node is in the bottom left corner, where the map starts, meaning the origin is offscreen. In the picture above, I'm near the top right part of the map. I'm generating a random CGPoint with the following code (Passing it the maps frame) as an extension to CGPoint:
static func randPoint(within: CGRect) -> CGPoint {
var point = within.origin
point.x += CGFloat(arc4random() % UInt32(within.size.width))
point.y += CGFloat(arc4random() % UInt32(within.size.height))
return point;
}
I then have the following code (Called in didMoveToView, note that I'm applying this to nodes I'm generating - I just left that code out). Where values is the random position.
let values = CGPoint.randPoint(map.totalFrame)
if !CGRectContainsPoint(self.frame, convertPointToView(scene!.convertPoint(values, fromNode: map))) {
color = UIColor.clearColor()
}
To make nodes that are off screen be invisible. (Since the user can scroll the map background). This always passes as true, making all nodes invisible, even though nodes are indeed within the frame (As seen in the picture above, where I commented out the clear color code).
If I understand your question correctly, you have an SKScene that contains an SKSpriteNode that is larger than the scene's view, and that you are randomly generating coordinates within that sprite's coordinate system that you want to map to the view.
You're on the right track with SKNode's convertPoint(_:fromNode:) (where your scene is the SKNode and your map is the fromNode). That should get you from the generated map coordinate to the scene coordinate. Next, convert that coordinate to the view's coordinate system using your scene's convertPointToView(_:). The point will be out of bounds if it is not in view.
Using a worldNode which includes a playerNode and having the camera center on this node, you can check on/off with this code:
float left = player.position.x - 700;
float right = player.position.x + 700;
float up = player.position.y + 450;
float down = player.position.y - 450;
if((object.position.x > left) && (object.position.x < right) && (object.position.y > down) && (object.position.y < up)) {
if((object.parent == nil) && (object.dead == false)) {
[worldNode addChild:object];
}
} else {
if(object.parent != nil) {
[object removeFromParent];
}
}
The numbers I used above are static. You can also make them dynamic:
CGRect screenRect = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds];
CGFloat screenWidth = screenRect.size.width;
CGFloat screenHeight = screenRect.size.height;
Diving the screenWidth by 2 for left and right. Same for screenHeight.

Fancy Effects on MKMapOverlay CGPath

I'm using a MKOverlayView for drawing a path onto the apple maps. I'd like to draw many short paths onto it, because I need to colorize the track depending on some other values. But I'm getting some fancy effects doing it that way ... also my start- and ending points are connected, but I don't know why. After zooming in/out the fancy-effect-pattern changes and gets bigger/smaller. It seems that you can see the apple map tiles on my path ...
This is my code, its called inside the drawMapRect method of my overlay view.
for(int i = 0; i < tdpoints.pointCount-1; i++ ){
CGPoint firstCGPoint = [self pointForMapPoint:tdpoints.points[i]];
CGPoint secCGPoint = [self pointForMapPoint:tdpoints.points[i+1]];
if (lineIntersectsRect(tdpoints.points[i], tdpoints.points[i+1], clipRect)){
double val1 = (arc4random() % 10) / 10.0f;
double val2 = (arc4random() % 10) / 10.0f;
double val3 = (arc4random() % 10) / 10.0f;
CGContextSetRGBStrokeColor(context, val1 ,val2, val3, 1.0f);
CGContextSetLineWidth(context, lineWidth);
CGContextBeginPath(context);
CGContextMoveToPoint(context,firstCGPoint.x,firstCGPoint.y);
CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, secCGPoint.x, secCGPoint.y);
CGContextStrokePath(context);
CGContextClosePath(context);
}
}
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I'm adding my GPS Points like that. (From Breadcrumbs Apple Example)
CLLocationCoordinate2D coord = {.latitude = 49.1,.longitude =12.1f};
[self drawPathWithLocations:coord];
CLLocationCoordinate2D coord1 = {.latitude = 49.2,.longitude =12.2f};
[self drawPathWithLocations:coord1];
CLLocationCoordinate2D coord2 = {.latitude = 50.1,.longitude =12.9f};
[self drawPathWithLocations:coord2];
This is the adding Method:
-(void) drawPathWithLocations:(CLLocationCoordinate2D)coord{
if (!self.crumbs)
{
// This is the first time we're getting a location update, so create
// the CrumbPath and add it to the map.
//
_crumbs = [[CrumbPath alloc] initWithCenterCoordinate:coord];
[self.trackDriveMapView addOverlay:self.crumbs];
// On the first location update only, zoom map to user location
[_trackDriveMapView setCenterCoordinate:coord zoomLevel:_zoomLevel animated:NO];
} else
{
// This is a subsequent location update.
// If the crumbs MKOverlay model object determines that the current location has moved
// far enough from the previous location, use the returned updateRect to redraw just
// the changed area.
//
// note: iPhone 3G will locate you using the triangulation of the cell towers.
// so you may experience spikes in location data (in small time intervals)
// due to 3G tower triangulation.
//
MKMapRect updateRect = [self.crumbs addCoordinate:coord];
if (!MKMapRectIsNull(updateRect))
{
// There is a non null update rect.
// Compute the currently visible map zoom scale
MKZoomScale currentZoomScale = (CGFloat)(self.trackDriveMapView.bounds.size.width / self.trackDriveMapView.visibleMapRect.size.width);
// Find out the line width at this zoom scale and outset the updateRect by that amount
CGFloat lineWidth = MKRoadWidthAtZoomScale(currentZoomScale);
updateRect = MKMapRectInset(updateRect, -lineWidth, -lineWidth);
// Ask the overlay view to update just the changed area.
[self.crumbView setNeedsDisplayInMapRect:updateRect];
}
}
This is the addCoordinate method:
- (MKMapRect)addCoordinate:(CLLocationCoordinate2D)coord
{
pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&rwLock);
// Convert a CLLocationCoordinate2D to an MKMapPoint
MKMapPoint newPoint = MKMapPointForCoordinate(coord);
MKMapPoint prevPoint = points[pointCount - 1];
// Get the distance between this new point and the previous point.
CLLocationDistance metersApart = MKMetersBetweenMapPoints(newPoint, prevPoint);
NSLog(#"PUNKTE SIND %f METER AUSEINANDER ... ", metersApart);
MKMapRect updateRect = MKMapRectNull;
if (metersApart > MINIMUM_DELTA_METERS)
{
// Grow the points array if necessary
if (pointSpace == pointCount)
{
pointSpace *= 2;
points = realloc(points, sizeof(MKMapPoint) * pointSpace);
}
// Add the new point to the points array
points[pointCount] = newPoint;
pointCount++;
// Compute MKMapRect bounding prevPoint and newPoint
double minX = MIN(newPoint.x, prevPoint.x);
double minY = MIN(newPoint.y, prevPoint.y);
double maxX = MAX(newPoint.x, prevPoint.x);
double maxY = MAX(newPoint.y, prevPoint.y);
updateRect = MKMapRectMake(minX, minY, maxX - minX, maxY - minY);
}
pthread_rwlock_unlock(&rwLock);
return updateRect;
}
Hint
I think my refresh algorithm only refreshes one tile of the whole map on the screen and because every time the drawMapRect method is called for this specific area a new random color is generated. (The rest of the path is clipped and the oder color remains ...).
The "fancy effects" you see are a combination of the way MKMapView calls drawMapRect and your decision to use random colours every time it is draw. To speed up display when the user pans the map around MKMapView caches tiles from your overlay. If one tile goes off screen it can be thrown away or stored in a different cache or something, but the ones still on screen are just moved about and don't need to be redrawn which is good because drawing might mean a trip to your data supply or some other long calculation. That's why you call setNeedsDisplayInMapRect, it only needs to fetch those tiles and not redraw everything.
This works in all the apps I've seen and is a good system on the whole. Except for when you draw something that isn't going to be the same each time, like your random colours. If you really want to colour the path like that then you should use a hash or something that seems random but is really based on something repeatable. Maybe the index the point is at, multiplied by the point coordinate, MD5ed and then take the 5th character and etc etc. What ever it is it must generate the same colour for the same line no matter how many times it is called. Personally I'd rather the line was one colour, maybe dashed. But that's between you and your users.
because whenever you draw any path you need to close it. and as you close the path it automatically draws line between lastPoint and firstPoint.
just remove last line in your path drawing
CGContextClosePath(context);
The purpose of CGContextClosePath is to literally close the path - connect start and end points. You don't need that, StrokePath drew the path already. Remove the line. Also move CGContextStrokePath outside your loop, the approach is to move/add line/move/add line... and then stroke (you can change colors as you do this, which you are).
For the "fancy effects" (tilted line joining), investigate the effects of possible CGContextSetLineJoin and CGContextSetLineCap call parameters.

Making a position indicator 'map' of position in a scrollview iOS

I have a view containing a scrollview the size of a large image, and i'd like to add a position indicator for where you are in the scrollview, like a map in games.
I've created a smaller view on top of the scrollview with a smaller version of the image, and I'm wondering how I could add a rectangle relative to the size and position of the zoom scale of the scrollview in my smaller view, to indicate on the small image what part of the larger image you're currently looking at? I'm targeting iOS 5+ using ARC.
here's what i have so far - it seems to set the origin correctly, but when i zoom it gets smaller when it should get bigger and vice versa:
int scrollxint = self.scrollView.bounds.origin.x;
int scrollyint = self.scrollView.bounds.origin.y;
int scrollxlength = self.scrollView.contentSize.width;
int scrollylength = self.scrollView.contentSize.height;
int reducedscrollxint = (scrollxint*0.05);
int reducedscrollyint = (scrollyint*0.05);
int reducedscrollxlength = (scrollxlength*0.05);
int reducedscrollylength = (scrollylength*0.05);
areaFrame.frame = CGRectMake(reducedscrollxint, reducedscrollyint, reducedscrollxlength, reducedscrollylength);
[self.mapView addSubview:areaFrame];
Any help would be much appreciated.
I had to use the zoom scale relative to the original size of the area indicator to make this work, but this code is working for me:
int scrollxint = self.scrollView.bounds.origin.x;
int scrollyint = self.scrollView.bounds.origin.y;
float scale = self.scrollView.zoomScale;
int reducedscrollxint = (scrollxint*0.05);
int reducedscrollyint = (scrollyint*0.05);
areaFrame.frame = CGRectMake(reducedscrollxint, reducedscrollyint, (10/scale), (6.5/scale));
[self.mapView addSubview:areaFrame];

How to correct the error of this program

I have a code but in this code there is an error and I don't know Why i has this error.
I put this code because i want my ball hit least the border soy the screens.
You can see my code :
CGPoint ballCenter = ball.center;
CGRect ballRect = CGRectMake(50, 73, 50, 50); // an arbitrary location for the ball, you would normally use the frame property of the ball here
CGRect s = [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds;
CGRect adjustedScreenRect = CGRectMake(s.x-50 // take the ball's (width or height) and divide it by two to get the distance to the center. Then multiply it by two and subtract from the appropriate dimension(x offset (width), y offset (height), width (width), height (height)).
BOOL isOnScreen = CGRectContainsPoint(adjutedScreenRect, ballCenter);
// do whatever with the BOOL from the above line...
I have an error at this line:
CGRect adjustedScreenRect = CGRectMake(s.x-50 // take the ball's (width or height) and divide it by two to get the distance to the center. Then multiply it by two and subtract from the appropriate dimension(x offset (width), y offset (height), width (width), height (height)).
BOOL isOnScreen = CGRectContainsPoint(adjutedScreenRect, ballCenter);
And the error is "no member named "x" in struct CGRect".
thanks you for your help
The answer is CGRect adjustedScreenRect = CGRectMake(s.origin.x-50
BOOL isOnScreen = CGRectContainsPoint(adjutedScreenRect, ballCenter);
But I have an error Expected ) on BOOL .
Can you help me
I think you mean s.origin.x, not s.x. Because CGRect is a struct of a CGPoint and a CGSize, directly accessing the x value of a CGRect is not possible without specifying which part of the struct you want to access first.
Edit:
You never actually closed the parenthesis, or satisfied all 4 arguments, of the CGRect. Try this:
CGRectMake(s.origin.x-50, s.origin.y, width,height);

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