Add marker on touched location using google map in android

Question

How do I add a marker on a particular location in the map?

I saw this code that shows the coordinates of the touched location. And I want a marker to pop or be shown in that same location everytime it is touched. How do I do this?

 public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event, MapView mapView) {   
                if (event.getAction() == 1) {                
                    GeoPoint p = mapView.getProjection().fromPixels(
                        (int) event.getX(),
                        (int) event.getY());
                        Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), 
                            p.getLatitudeE6() / 1E6 + "," + 
                            p.getLongitudeE6() /1E6 , 
                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

                        mapView.invalidate();
                }                            
                return false;
            }

Answer 1

You want to add an OverlayItem. The Google Mapview tutorial shows how to use it.

Answer 2

hi lulala,

would you be able to post your solution? i've been trying to get it to work and am not having any luck. i've followed the google mapview tutorial as well. any help is appreciated! thank you!