MGLMapCamera

@interface MGLMapCamera : NSObject <NSSecureCoding, NSCopying>

An MGLMapCamera object represents a viewpoint from which the user observes some point on an MGLMapView.

centerCoordinate

Coordinate at the center of the map view.

Declaration

Objective-C

@property (nonatomic, assign, unsafe_unretained, readwrite)
CLLocationCoordinate2D centerCoordinate;

Swift

var centerCoordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D { get set }

heading

Heading measured in degrees clockwise from true north.

Declaration

Objective-C

@property (nonatomic, assign, unsafe_unretained, readwrite)
CLLocationDirection heading;

Swift

var heading: CLLocationDirection { get set }

pitch

Pitch toward the horizon measured in degrees, with 0 degrees resulting in a two-dimensional map.

Declaration

Objective-C

@property (nonatomic, assign, unsafe_unretained, readwrite) CGFloat pitch;

Swift

var pitch: CGFloat { get set }

altitude

The altitude (measured in meters) above the map at which the camera is situated.

The altitude is the distance from the viewpoint to the map, perpendicular to the map plane. This property does not account for physical elevation.

This property’s value may be less than that of the viewingDistance property. Setting this property automatically updates the viewingDistance property based on the pitch property’s current value.

Declaration

Objective-C

@property (nonatomic, assign, unsafe_unretained, readwrite)
CLLocationDistance altitude;

Swift

var altitude: CLLocationDistance { get set }

viewingDistance

The straight-line distance from the viewpoint to the centerCoordinate.

Setting this property automatically updates the altitude property based on the pitch property’s current value.

Declaration

Objective-C

@property (nonatomic, assign, unsafe_unretained, readwrite)
CLLocationDistance viewingDistance;

Swift

var viewingDistance: CLLocationDistance { get set }

+camera

Returns a new camera with all properties set to 0.

Declaration

Objective-C

+ (nonnull instancetype)camera;

+cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:fromEyeCoordinate:eyeAltitude:

Returns a new camera based on information about the camera’s viewpoint and focus point.

Declaration

Objective-C

+ (nonnull instancetype)
cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:(CLLocationCoordinate2D)centerCoordinate
              fromEyeCoordinate:(CLLocationCoordinate2D)eyeCoordinate
                    eyeAltitude:(CLLocationDistance)eyeAltitude;

Swift

convenience init(lookingAtCenter centerCoordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D, fromEyeCoordinate eyeCoordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D, eyeAltitude: CLLocationDistance)

Parameters

centerCoordinate

The geographic coordinate on which the map should be centered.

eyeCoordinate

The geometric coordinate at which the camera should be situated.

eyeAltitude

The altitude (measured in meters) above the map at which the camera should be situated. The altitude may be less than the distance from the camera’s viewpoint to the camera’s focus point.

+cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:acrossDistance:pitch:heading:

Returns a new camera with the given distance, pitch, and heading.

This method interprets the distance as a straight-line distance from the viewpoint to the center coordinate. To specify the altitude of the viewpoint, use the -cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:altitude:pitch:heading: method.

Declaration

Objective-C

+ (nonnull instancetype)
cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:(CLLocationCoordinate2D)centerCoordinate
                 acrossDistance:(CLLocationDistance)distance
                          pitch:(CGFloat)pitch
                        heading:(CLLocationDirection)heading;

Swift

convenience init(lookingAtCenter centerCoordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D, acrossDistance distance: CLLocationDistance, pitch: CGFloat, heading: CLLocationDirection)

Parameters

centerCoordinate

The geographic coordinate on which the map should be centered.

distance

The straight-line distance from the viewpoint to the centerCoordinate.

pitch

The viewing angle of the camera, measured in degrees. A value of 0 results in a camera pointed straight down at the map. Angles greater than 0 result in a camera angled toward the horizon.

heading

The camera’s heading, measured in degrees clockwise from true north. A value of 0 means that the top edge of the map view corresponds to true north. The value 90 means the top of the map is pointing due east. The value 180 means the top of the map points due south, and so on.

+cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:altitude:pitch:heading:

Returns a new camera with the given altitude, pitch, and heading.

Declaration

Objective-C

+ (nonnull instancetype)
cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:(CLLocationCoordinate2D)centerCoordinate
                       altitude:(CLLocationDistance)altitude
                          pitch:(CGFloat)pitch
                        heading:(CLLocationDirection)heading;

Swift

convenience init(lookingAtCenter centerCoordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D, altitude: CLLocationDistance, pitch: CGFloat, heading: CLLocationDirection)

Parameters

centerCoordinate

The geographic coordinate on which the map should be centered.

altitude

The altitude (measured in meters) above the map at which the camera should be situated. The altitude may be less than the distance from the camera’s viewpoint to the camera’s focus point.

pitch

The viewing angle of the camera, measured in degrees. A value of 0 results in a camera pointed straight down at the map. Angles greater than 0 result in a camera angled toward the horizon.

heading

The camera’s heading, measured in degrees clockwise from true north. A value of 0 means that the top edge of the map view corresponds to true north. The value 90 means the top of the map is pointing due east. The value 180 means the top of the map points due south, and so on.

+cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:fromDistance:pitch:heading:

Deprecated

Use -cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:acrossDistance:pitch:heading: or -cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:altitude:pitch:heading:.

Note

This initializer incorrectly interprets the distance parameter. To specify the straight-line distance from the viewpoint to centerCoordinate, use the -cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:acrossDistance:pitch:heading: method. To specify the altitude of the viewpoint, use the -cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:altitude:pitch:heading: method, which has the same behavior as this initializer.

Declaration

Objective-C

+ (nonnull instancetype)
cameraLookingAtCenterCoordinate:(CLLocationCoordinate2D)centerCoordinate
                   fromDistance:(CLLocationDistance)distance
                          pitch:(CGFloat)pitch
                        heading:(CLLocationDirection)heading;

Swift

convenience init(lookingAtCenter centerCoordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D, fromDistance distance: CLLocationDistance, pitch: CGFloat, heading: CLLocationDirection)

-isEqualToMapCamera:

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the given camera is functionally equivalent to the receiver.

Unlike -isEqual:, this method returns YES if the difference between the coordinates, altitudes, pitches, or headings of the two camera objects is negligible.

Declaration

Objective-C

- (BOOL)isEqualToMapCamera:(nonnull MGLMapCamera *)otherCamera;

Swift

func isEqual(to otherCamera: MGLMapCamera) -> Bool

Parameters

otherCamera

The camera with which to compare the receiver.

Return Value

A Boolean value indicating whether the two cameras are functionally equivalent.