Map rotation

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Rotate a map.

Image of map rotation

Use case

A user may wish to view the map in an orientation other than north-facing.

How to use the sample

Use the slider or pinch to rotate the map. If the map is not pointed north, the compass will display the current heading. Tap the compass to set the map's heading to north.

How it works

  1. Instantiate an AGSMap object.
  2. Set the map to an AGSMapView object.
  3. Use the AGSMapView.setViewpointRotation(_:completion:) method to change the rotation angle.

Relevant API

  • AGSMap
  • AGSMapView

Tags

rotate, rotation, viewpoint

Sample Code

MapRotationViewController.swift
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// Copyright 2016 Esri.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

import UIKit
import ArcGIS

class MapRotationViewController: UIViewController {
    @IBOutlet private weak var mapView: AGSMapView!
    @IBOutlet private weak var slider: UISlider!
    @IBOutlet private weak var rotationLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet private weak var compassButton: UIButton!

    private var map: AGSMap!

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        // Add the source code button item to the right of navigation bar.
        (self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem as! SourceCodeBarButtonItem).filenames = ["MapRotationViewController"]

        // Instantiate map with topographic basemap.
        map = AGSMap(basemapStyle: .arcGISStreets)

        // Assign map to the map view.
        mapView.map = map

        // Update the slider value when the user rotates by pinching.
        mapView.viewpointChangedHandler = { [weak self] in
            DispatchQueue.main.async {
                self?.mapViewpointDidChange()
            }
        }

        // Set the map view's viewpoint.
        mapView.setViewpoint(AGSViewpoint(targetExtent: AGSEnvelope(xMin: -13044000, yMin: 3855000, xMax: -13040000, yMax: 3858000, spatialReference: .webMercator())))
    }

    func mapViewpointDidChange() {
        slider.value = Float(mapView.rotation)
        rotationLabel.text = "\(Int(slider.value))\u{00B0}"
        compassButton.transform = CGAffineTransform(rotationAngle: CGFloat(-mapView.rotation * Double.pi / 180))
    }

    // MARK: - Actions

    // Rotate the map view based on the value of the slider
    @IBAction private func sliderValueChanged(_ slider: UISlider) {
        if let viewpoint = mapView.currentViewpoint(with: AGSViewpointType.centerAndScale) {
            let rotatedViewpoint = AGSViewpoint(center: viewpoint.targetGeometry as! AGSPoint, scale: viewpoint.targetScale, rotation: Double(slider.value))
            mapView.setViewpoint(rotatedViewpoint)
        }
    }

    @IBAction private func compassAction() {
        compassButton.transform = CGAffineTransform.identity
        mapView.setViewpointRotation(0, completion: nil)
    }
}

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