Get map image from MKMapView

Question

I have place a mapview as hidden in my application. The map image need to be obtained from the mapview and send as email. How can i get the map image from the hidden mapview.

Thanks,

Answer 1

For SDK:

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UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(self.mapView.bounds.size);
[self.mapView.layer renderInContext:UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()];
UIImage *mapImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();

For toolchain (using Private API)

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CGRect rect = [self.mapView bounds];
// Change the snapshot rect if needed. 
CGImageRef image = [self.mapView createSnapshotWithRect:rect];