How to implement iOS Google Maps SDK

Question

I just have a question and can't seem to find it anywhere.

I"m new to iOS development and trying to use Google Maps inside my application.

I went thru the example they give you here.

    #import "DemoViewController.h"
#import <GoogleMaps/GoogleMaps.h>

@implementation DemoViewController {
  GMSMapView *mapView_;
}

- (void)loadView {
  GMSCameraPosition *camera = [GMSCameraPosition cameraWithLatitude:1.285
                                                          longitude:103.848
                                                               zoom:12];
  mapView_ = [GMSMapView mapWithFrame:CGRectZero camera:camera];
  self.view = mapView_;
}

@end

But as you can see the they set self.view = mapView_; and the UIView class doesn't have a view function.

I want the map to be inside a UIView I have that is inside another ViewController

Did I lose you yet? Either ways here is a picture.

So inside of the view (or whitespace) I want the map to load.

Thanks guys for the help.

Answer 1

So you've got a GMSMapView. And you can make one view a subview of another in the interface with addSubview:. I wouldn't do it in loadView if I were you, though. viewDidLoad is the earliest good opportunity.

I think your real problem is that you're way ahead of yourself. You're trying to do this without know how views work, how view controllers work, etc. I recommend you take a deep breath and learn about iOS programming before you jump in with all four feet. Otherwise you don't know what your code (or Google's code) even means.