Arcgis Map : PictureMarkerSymbol

Question

Hie everybody, i am trying to make a PictureSymbolMarker in my arcgis map.. However i am facing some problems in it. i went to esri website [ http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2012/02/03/esri-picture-marker-symbol-generator-for-javascript-developers/ ] to get a pin url .

When i tried to implement it in my codes, i received error .

This is how i put it together

From

`//Marker
SimpleMarkerSymbol resultSymbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol(Color.RED,
                20, SimpleMarkerSymbol.STYLE.CIRCLE);`

To

  `SimpleMarkerSymbol resultSymbol = new SimpleMarkerSymbol
 ({"angle":0,"xoffset":0,"yoffset":12,"type":"esriPMS",
 "url":"http://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/Basic/RedStickpin.png",
  "contentType":"image/png","width":24,"height":24});`

But after implementing that codes, i received errors. .. Anybody have face the same problem and are enable to troubleshoot it?

Thanks in Advance

Where's your code where you actually USE the LocationService? Looking at the API docs, `.start()` just starts the service. Do you need to call `.setSymbol()` to tell the service how to draw your red dot? — Juffy, Nov 12 '13 at 23:58
Since the type is esriPMS try defining the Symbol as PictureMarkerSymbol — atomaras, Nov 13 '13 at 03:48

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 13 '13 at 10:11

your issue is that you are using JSON for a PictureMarkerSymbol and initializing a SimpleMarkerSymbol which will never work. Try to do like this.

var resultSymbol = new esri.symbol.PictureMarkerSymbol ({"angle":0,"xoffset":0,"yoffset":12,"type":"esriPMS", "url":"http://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/Basic/RedStickpin.png", "contentType":"image/png","width":24,"height":24});

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 13 '13 at 20:14

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You're using JavaScript object notation (JSON) syntax in your Java code for Android. It won't work.

@azmuhak is on the right track though. You need to create a PictureMarkerSymbol instead of a SimpleMarkerSymbol. But you need to do it the Android way, not the JavaScript way.

Here's some sample code for creating a PictureMarkerSymbol, creating a GraphicsLayer, adding the GraphicsLayer to the map, and adding a new Graphic to the GraphicsLayer (run this code after the map is loaded, maybe using MapView.setOnStatusChangedListener):

PictureMarkerSymbol pms = new PictureMarkerSymbol(
    "http://static.arcgis.com/images/Symbols/Basic/RedStickpin.png");
pms.setAngle(0f);
pms.setOffsetX(0f);
pms.setOffsetY(12f);
GraphicsLayer graphicsLayer = new GraphicsLayer();
mMapView.addLayer(graphicsLayer);
graphicsLayer.addGraphic(new Graphic(new Point(12, 34), pms));

Side note: it is possible in Android to parse a JSON string to make a PictureMarkerSymbol. But in this case, my sample code is easier and less error-prone.

answered Nov 13 '13 at 20:14

Gary Sheppard

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i did try your codes , but it doenst work . i still dont know what is the course of the problem – Nov 15 '13 at 17:25
Create the GraphicsLayer and add it to the map before calling addGraphic, not after. – Gary Sheppard Nov 15 '13 at 17:38
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@GaryS. How do I set width and height for PictureMarkerSymbol? – Nov 04 '14 at 14:37
@20Cents: good question. I suspect you'll want to use the constructor that takes a Drawable instead of a URL string and scale the Drawable, as in http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4609456/android-set-drawable-size-programatically . – Gary Sheppard Nov 05 '14 at 15:23

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