Create and save map

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Create and save a map as an ArcGIS PortalItem (i.e. web map).

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Use case

Maps can be created programmatically in code and then serialized and saved as an ArcGIS web map. A web map can be shared with others and opened in various applications and APIs throughout the platform, such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, the JavaScript API, Collector, and Explorer.

How to use the sample

Use the navigation drawer to select the basemap and layers you'd like to add to your map. Tap the save button and enter a title, tags, and description for your map and then hit 'Save Map'. Sign into an ArcGIS Online account when prompted and save the map.

How it works

An ArcGISMap is created with a Basemap and a few operational layers.
A Portal object is created and loaded. This will issue an authentication challenge, prompting the user to provide credentials.
Use ArcGISMap.saveAsAsync(...) passing in the Portal, and information about the map, to save the map to the portal.

Relevant API

ArcGISMap
Portal

Sample Code

MainActivity.java
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package com.esri.arcgisruntime.sample.createandsavemap;

import java.util.Arrays;

import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.res.Configuration;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.core.view.GravityCompat;
import androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.layers.ArcGISMapImageLayer;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.layers.ArcGISTiledLayer;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.loadable.LoadStatus;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.ArcGISMap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.Basemap;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.BasemapStyle;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.Viewpoint;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.mapping.view.MapView;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.portal.Portal;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.portal.PortalItem;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.security.AuthenticationChallengeHandler;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.security.AuthenticationManager;
import com.esri.arcgisruntime.security.DefaultAuthenticationChallengeHandler;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

  private static final String TAG = MainActivity.class.getSimpleName();

  private static final int MIN_SCALE = 60000000;
  private MapView mMapView;
  private DrawerLayout mDrawerLayout;
  private ListView mBasemapListView;
  private ListView mLayerListView;
  private CharSequence mDrawerTitle;
  private ActionBarDrawerToggle mDrawerToggle;
  // objects that implement Loadable must be class fields to prevent being garbage collected before loading
  private Portal mPortal;

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_drawer);

    // authentication with an API key or named user is required to access basemaps and other
    // location services
    ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.setApiKey(BuildConfig.API_KEY);

    // set up an authentication handler to take credentials for access to arcgis.com
    AuthenticationChallengeHandler handler = new DefaultAuthenticationChallengeHandler(this);
    AuthenticationManager.setAuthenticationChallengeHandler(handler);

    mDrawerTitle = getTitle();
    // inflate MapView from layout
    mMapView = findViewById(R.id.mapView);
    // create a map with Topographic Basemap
    ArcGISMap map = new ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_STREETS);
    // set the map to be displayed in this view
    mMapView.setMap(map);
    mMapView.setViewpoint(new Viewpoint(48.354388, -99.998245, 100000));

    // inflate the Basemap and Layer list views
    mBasemapListView = findViewById(R.id.basemap_list);
    mLayerListView = findViewById(R.id.layer_list);
    mDrawerLayout = findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);

    ArcGISTiledLayer tiledLayer = new ArcGISTiledLayer(getApplication().getString(R.string.world_time_zones));
    ArcGISMapImageLayer mapImageLayer = new ArcGISMapImageLayer(getApplication().getString(R.string.us_census));
    // setting the scales at which the map image layer layer can be viewed
    mapImageLayer.setMinScale(MIN_SCALE);
    mapImageLayer.setMaxScale(MIN_SCALE / 100);

    // create base map array and set it to a list view adapter
    String[] basemapTiles = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.basemap_array);
    mBasemapListView
        .setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_single_choice, basemapTiles));
    mBasemapListView.setItemChecked(0, true);

    // create operation layers array and set it to a list view adapter
    String[] operationalLayerTiles = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.operational_layer_array);
    mLayerListView
        .setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice, operationalLayerTiles));

    // creates a drawer to handle display of layers on the map
    createDrawer(tiledLayer, mapImageLayer);

    getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
    getSupportActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a drawer to handle display of layers on the map.
   *
   * @param tiledLayer    to display on the map
   * @param mapImageLayer to display on the map
   */
  private void createDrawer(ArcGISTiledLayer tiledLayer, ArcGISMapImageLayer mapImageLayer) {

    ArcGISMap map = mMapView.getMap();
    // set actions for drawer state - close/open
    mDrawerToggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(this, mDrawerLayout, R.string.app_name, R.string.app_name) {
      // if the drawer is closed, get the checked items from LayerListView and add the checked layer
      @Override
      public void onDrawerClosed(View view) {
        getSupportActionBar().setTitle(getTitle());
        map.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {
          if (map.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
            // if both items are checked, add them
            if (mLayerListView.getCheckedItemCount() > 1) {
              map.getOperationalLayers().clear();
              map.getOperationalLayers().add(tiledLayer);
              map.getOperationalLayers().add(mapImageLayer);
            } else { // if any one item is checked, add as layer
              if (mLayerListView.isItemChecked(0)) {
                map.getOperationalLayers().clear();
                map.getOperationalLayers().add(tiledLayer);
              } else if (mLayerListView.isItemChecked(1)) {
                map.getOperationalLayers().clear();
                map.getOperationalLayers().add(mapImageLayer);
              } else {
                map.getOperationalLayers().clear();
              }
            }
          }
        });

        invalidateOptionsMenu();
      }

      @Override
      public void onDrawerOpened(View drawerView) {
        getSupportActionBar().setTitle(mDrawerTitle);
        // calling onPrepareOptionsMenu() to hide action bar icons
        invalidateOptionsMenu();
      }
    };

    // handle clicks in the drawer
    mBasemapListView.setOnItemClickListener((parent, view, position, id) -> {
      mMapView.getMap().getOperationalLayers().clear();
      switch (position) {
        case 0:
          mMapView.getMap().setBasemap(new Basemap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_STREETS));
          break;
        case 1:
          mMapView.getMap().setBasemap(new Basemap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_IMAGERY));
          break;
        case 2:
          mMapView.getMap().setBasemap(new Basemap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_TOPOGRAPHIC));
          break;
        case 3:
          mMapView.getMap().setBasemap(new Basemap(BasemapStyle.ARCGIS_OCEANS));
          break;
        default:
          Toast.makeText(this, R.string.unsupported_option, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
      }
    });

    mDrawerToggle.setDrawerIndicatorEnabled(true);
    mDrawerLayout.addDrawerListener(mDrawerToggle);
  }

  /**
   * Inflates the save map dialog allowing the user to enter title, tags and description for their map.
   */
  private void showSaveMapDialog() {
    // inflate save map dialog layout
    LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(this);
    View saveMapDialogView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.save_map_dialog, null, false);

    // get references to edit text views
    EditText titleEditText = saveMapDialogView.findViewById(R.id.titleEditText);
    EditText tagsEditText = saveMapDialogView.findViewById(R.id.tagsEditText);
    EditText descriptionEditText = saveMapDialogView.findViewById(R.id.descriptionEditText);

    // build the dialog
    AlertDialog saveMapDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
        .setView(saveMapDialogView)
        .setPositiveButton(R.string.save_map, null)
        .setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, null)
        .show();

    // click handling for the save map button
    Button saveMapButton = saveMapDialog.getButton(DialogInterface.BUTTON_POSITIVE);
    saveMapButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {
      Iterable<String> tags = Arrays.asList(tagsEditText.getText().toString().split(","));
      // make sure the title edit text view has text
      if (titleEditText.getText().length() > 0) {
        // call save map passing in title, tags and description
        saveMap(titleEditText.getText().toString(), tags, descriptionEditText.getText().toString());
        saveMapDialog.dismiss();
      } else {
        Toast.makeText(this, "A title is required to save your map.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
      }
    });

    // click handling for the cancel button
    Button cancelButton = saveMapDialog.getButton(DialogInterface.BUTTON_NEGATIVE);
    cancelButton.setOnClickListener(v -> saveMapDialog.dismiss());
  }

  /**
   * Open a portal and save the map to that portal.
   *
   * @param title       of the map
   * @param tags        related to the map
   * @param description of the map
   */
  private void saveMap(String title, Iterable<String> tags, String description) {
    // create a portal to arcgis
    mPortal = new Portal("https://www.arcgis.com", true);
    mPortal.addDoneLoadingListener(() -> {
      if (mPortal.getLoadStatus() == LoadStatus.LOADED) {
        // call save as async and pass portal info, as well as details of the map including title, tags and description
        ListenableFuture<PortalItem> saveAsAsyncFuture = mMapView.getMap()
            .saveAsAsync(mPortal, null, title, tags, description, null, true);
        saveAsAsyncFuture.addDoneListener(() -> Toast.makeText(this, "Map saved to portal!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show());
      } else {
        String error = "Error loading portal: " + mPortal.getLoadError().getMessage();
        Toast.makeText(this, error, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        Log.e(TAG, error);
      }
    });
    mPortal.loadAsync();
  }

  @Override
  public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
    return true;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    if (item.getItemId() == R.id.action_save) {
      showSaveMapDialog();
    }
    return mDrawerToggle.onOptionsItemSelected(item) || super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
  }

  /***
   * Called when invalidateOptionsMenu() is triggered
   */
  @Override
  public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // if nav drawer is opened, hide the action items
    if (mDrawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(GravityCompat.START)) {
      menu.findItem(R.id.action_save).setVisible(false);
    } else {
      menu.findItem(R.id.action_save).setVisible(true);
    }

    return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
  }

  @Override
  public void setTitle(CharSequence title) {
    getActionBar().setTitle(title);
  }

  /**
   * sync the state of the drawer toggle
   */
  @Override
  protected void onPostCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onPostCreate(savedInstanceState);
    // Sync the toggle state after onRestoreInstanceState has occurred.
    mDrawerToggle.syncState();
  }

  @Override
  public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
    super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
    // Pass any configuration change to the drawer toggle
    mDrawerToggle.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
  }

  @Override
  protected void onPause() {
    mMapView.pause();
    super.onPause();
  }

  @Override
  protected void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    mMapView.resume();
  }

  @Override
  protected void onDestroy() {
    mMapView.dispose();
    super.onDestroy();
  }
}

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