MapBox iOS SDK - First steps

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I'm having problems taking the first few steps with MapBox iOS SDK (1.4.1).

I've started with the suggested code over here: https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-ios-sdk/examples/

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    
    self.mapBoxView.tileSource = [[RMMapboxSource alloc] initWithMapID:@"my_map_id" enablingDataOnMapView:_mapBoxView];
    self.mapBoxView.userTrackingMode = RMUserTrackingModeNone;

    CLLocationCoordinate2D centerLocation;
    centerLocation.latitude = NRMapStartLatitude;
    centerLocation.longitude = NRMapStartLongitude;
    
    [self.mapBoxView setCenterCoordinate:centerLocation];
    [self.mapBoxView setZoom:7 animated:YES];
}

No matter what I do the map starts at a location in Washington D.C. but I've set the center coordinate to be somewhere in Europe.

The same with the zoom. No matter what value I try it has no effect on the map.

There's something with the NSLog output that confuses me. At startup it says:

Using watermarked example map ID examples.map-z2effxa8. Please go to https://mapbox.com and create your own map style.

I was assuming that this is something that I already did by registering for a free account there and starting with my first project.

Added the tilesource 'My First Map' to the container

Origin is calculated at: 120.786199, -85.000000 Map initialised. tileSource:RMMapboxSource: Mapbox iOS Example, zooms 0-19, no interactivity, minZoom:2.000000, maxZoom:18.000000, zoom:18.000000 at {-77.032458,38.913175}

Apparently the sample project in the iOS SDK is loaded and ignoring everything else I try to configure.

So, how do I configure the map so I can interact with the API. What am I missing?

Any kind of help is highly appreciated. Thank you!

Apparently setting the zoom in viewDidAppear does cause the map to apply the desired zoom level. However I'm still trying to find out why I can't set the center coordinate. It's always set to Washington D.C. — MrBr

MrBr MrBr · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-12T19:17:48

OK, whoever is struggling with that. The trick is to set the zoom BEFORE you set the center coordinate..

..for whatever reason.

MapBox iOS SDK - First steps

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