[FIXED] Google maps utility library IconGenerator setColor not working properly

Issue

I'm using the Google maps utility library to generate an icon for my markers, and the setColor is not working, every color I set, is a different shade of blue, it's not my color, and it's also got a black stroke around, which I don't want.

this is the code:

for (place in location.locations) {
                    val locationPoz = LatLng(place.lat, place.long)
                    boundsBuilder.include(locationPoz)

                    //Here is the icon part
                    val icon = IconGenerator(requireContext())
                    icon.setColor(R.color.red)
                    val fIcon = icon.makeIcon("${place.price}€")

                    val marker = MarkerOptions()
                        .position(locationPoz)
                        .title(place.name)
                        .icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(fIcon))
                        .alpha(5f)

                    googleMap.addMarker(marker)
                }

And this is how my map looks

Solution

I think you can only use one of the provided values in https://googlemaps.github.io/android-maps-utils/javadoc/com/google/maps/android/ui/IconGenerator.html

Try

~icon.setColor(IconGenerator.STYLE_RED)~

EDIT: I misread, I think. The STYLE_* values would have to be used like icon.setStyle(IconGenerator.STYLE_RED)

That doesn't yet solve your problem of the border you don't want, so instead, you would need to provide your own background drawable with setBackground

Answered By - Nino van Hooff