Edit google maps compass location

Question

How do I change the compass location on a google map view using swift?

Answers on Stack Overflow are absurdly outdated. Please help! I asked this question a while ago but no one answered. I'm exhausted, my attempts at a solution have all failed, and my self esteem is at an all time low.

Previous answers here:

How to change myLocationButton position from a GMSMapView?

Moving the google maps compass

My Attempt:

//move position on google compass
for object in mapView!.subviews {
    if object.theClassName == "GMSUISettingsView" {
        for view in object.subviews {
            if view.theClassName == "GMSx_QTMButton" {
                var frame = view.frame
                frame.origin.y = frame.origin.y - 110 // Move the button 110 up
                view.frame = frame
            }
        }
    }
}

extension:

extension NSObject {
    var theClassName: String {
        return NSStringFromClass(type(of: self))
    }
}

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 16 '19 at 18:07

In stead of using that extension, there's already a way to get the class name returned as a string, please update to the following approach

  for object in mapView!.subviews {
        if String(describing: object.self) == "GMSUISettingsView" {
        ...

I hope this helps

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 23 '20 at 00:57

Something like this?

for sub1 in gMapView.subviews {     
 if String(describing: type(of: sub1)) == "GMSUISettingsPaddingView" {
     for sub2 in sub1.subviews {
         if String(describing: type(of: sub2)) == "GMSUISettingsView" {
             for sub3 in sub2.subviews {
                 if String(describing: type(of: sub3)) == "GMSCompassButton"...

Edit google maps compass location

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