
Question:
This is my -mapView:viewForAnnotation
method which drops pins when i create annotation views. But when i set mapView.showsUserLocation = YES;
in -viewDidLoad
, i get a pin dropped on Infinite Loop (expected - in simulator) and not the normal blue dot.
- (MKAnnotationView *) mapView:(MKMapView *)mapView viewForAnnotation:(id <MKAnnotation>) annotation{ MKAnnotationView *anno = nil; //create a pin annotation view MKPinAnnotationView *pin=[[[MKPinAnnotationView alloc] initWithAnnotation:annotation reuseIdentifier:@"pin"]autorelease]; [pin setPinColor:MKPinAnnotationColorRed]; pin.animatesDrop=YES; pin.canShowCallout = YES; pin.calloutOffset = CGPointMake(-5, 5); anno = pin; return anno; }
How can i get it to drop pins and show the blue dot as well?
Thanks
Solution:1
Really simple to fix, although unsure if this is the correct way to do it...
if (annotation == mapView.userLocation){ return nil; //default to blue dot }
Solution:2
Similar to the other answer, here's something close:
- (MKAnnotationView *)mapView:(MKMapView *)mapView viewForAnnotation:(id <MKAnnotation>)annotation { NSString *annotationType = [NSString stringWithCString:object_getClassName(annotation)]; if ([annotationType compare:@"NSKVONotifying_MKUserLocation"] == 0) return nil; ... }
Of course, use something like this at your own risk. It could stop working tomorrow if Apple decided to change that name.
Solution:3
Often you use your own class of annotation to look up information related to the annotation. In that case, to only handle your own annotations, use something like
if ([annotation isKindOfClass:[MapLocation class]]) {}
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