Set max extent

View on GitHubSample viewer app

Limit the view of a map to a particular area.

Image of set max extent

Use case

When showing map information relevant to only a certain area, you may wish to constrain the user's ability to pan or zoom away.

How to use the sample

The application loads with a map whose maximum extent has been set to the borders of Colorado. Note that you won't be able to pan far from the Colorado border or zoom out beyond the minimum scale set by the max extent. Use the toggle switch to disable the max extent to freely pan/zoom around the map.

How it works

  1. Create an ArcGISMap object.
  2. Create an envelop of the extent using Envelope(Point(x, y), Point(x, y))
  3. Set the maximum extent of the map with map.maxExtent = envelope.
  4. Set the map to a MapView object.
  5. Set map.maxExtent = null to disable the maximum extent of the map

Relevant API

  • ArcGISMap
  • Envelope

Tags

extent, limit panning, map, mapview, max extent, zoom

Sample Code

MainActivity.kt
Use dark colors for code blocksCopy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
/* Copyright 2022 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.
 *
 */

package com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.setmaxextent

import android.os.Bundle
import android.widget.TextView
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
import androidx.databinding.DataBindingUtil
import com.arcgismaps.ApiKey
import com.arcgismaps.ArcGISEnvironment
import com.arcgismaps.Color
import com.arcgismaps.geometry.Envelope
import com.arcgismaps.geometry.Point
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.ArcGISMap
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.BasemapStyle
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.symbology.SimpleLineSymbol
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.symbology.SimpleLineSymbolStyle
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.symbology.SimpleRenderer
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.view.Graphic
import com.arcgismaps.mapping.view.GraphicsOverlay
import com.esri.arcgismaps.sample.setmaxextent.databinding.ActivityMainBinding

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    // set up data binding for the activity
    private val activityMainBinding: ActivityMainBinding by lazy {
        DataBindingUtil.setContentView(this, R.layout.activity_main)
    }

    private val mapView by lazy {
        activityMainBinding.mapView
    }

    private val extentSwitch: SwitchCompat by lazy {
        activityMainBinding.extentSwitch
    }

    private val extentTextView: TextView by lazy {
        activityMainBinding.extentText
    }

    private val extentEnvelope = Envelope(
        Point(-12139393.2109, 5012444.0468),
        Point(-11359277.5124, 4438148.7816)
    )

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)

        // authentication with an API key or named user is
        // required to access basemaps and other location services
        ArcGISEnvironment.apiKey = ApiKey.create(BuildConfig.API_KEY)
        lifecycle.addObserver(mapView)

        // create a map with the BasemapStyle streets focused on Colorado
        val coloradoMap = ArcGISMap(BasemapStyle.ArcGISStreets).apply {
            // set the map's max extent to an envelope of Colorado's northwest and southeast corners
            maxExtent = extentEnvelope
        }

        // create a graphics overlay of the map's max extent
        val coloradoGraphicsOverlay = GraphicsOverlay().apply {
            // set the graphic's geometry to the max extent of the map
            graphics.add(Graphic(coloradoMap.maxExtent))
            // create a simple red dashed line renderer
            renderer = SimpleRenderer(SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbolStyle.Dash, Color.red, 5f))
        }

        extentSwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener { _, isChecked ->
            if (isChecked) {
                // set max extent to the state of Colorado
                coloradoMap.maxExtent = extentEnvelope
                extentTextView.text = getString(R.string.extentEnable)
            } else {
                // disable the max extent of the map, map is free to pan around
                coloradoMap.maxExtent = null
                extentTextView.text = getString(R.string.extentDisable)
            }
        }

        mapView.apply {
            // set the map to the map view
            map = coloradoMap
            // set the graphics overlay to the map view
            graphicsOverlays.add(coloradoGraphicsOverlay)
        }
    }
}

Your browser is no longer supported. Please upgrade your browser for the best experience. See our browser deprecation post for more details.