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# CameraUpdateFactory

extends Object

java.lang.Object
↳ | com.google.android.gms.maps.CameraUpdateFactory

## Class Overview

A class containing methods for creating `CameraUpdate` objects that change a map's camera. To modify the map's camera, call `animateCamera(CameraUpdate)`, `animateCamera(CameraUpdate, GoogleMap.CancelableCallback)` or `moveCamera(CameraUpdate)`, using a `CameraUpdate` object created with this class.

For example, to zoom in on a map, you can use the following code:

     GoogleMap map = ...;
       map.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.zoomIn());

Prior to using any methods from this class, you must do one of the following to ensure that this class is initialized:

- Wait for a `GoogleMap` to become available from a `MapFragment` or `MapView` that you have added to your application. You can obtain the `GoogleMap` instance by calling `getMapAsync()` and waiting for the `onMapReady(GoogleMap map)` callback.
- Call `initialize(Context)`. As long as a `GooglePlayServicesNotAvailableException` isn't thrown, this class will be correctly initialized.

### Developer Guide

For more information, read the Changing the View developer guide.

## Summary

Public Methods
static CameraUpdate | newCameraPosition(CameraPosition cameraPosition) Returns a `CameraUpdate` that moves the camera to a specified `CameraPosition`.
static CameraUpdate | newLatLng(LatLng latLng) Returns a `CameraUpdate` that moves the center of the screen to a latitude and longitude specified by a `LatLng` object.
static CameraUpdate | newLatLngBounds(LatLngBounds bounds, int padding) Returns a `CameraUpdate` that transforms the camera such that the specified latitude/longitude bounds are centered on screen at the greatest possible zoom level.
static CameraUpdate | newLatLngBounds(LatLngBounds bounds, int width, int height, int padding) Returns a `CameraUpdate` that transforms the camera such that the specified latitude/longitude bounds are centered on screen within a bounding box of specified dimensions at the greatest possible zoom level.
static CameraUpdate | newLatLngZoom(LatLng latLng, float zoom) Returns a `CameraUpdate` that moves the center of the screen to a latitude and longitude specified by a `LatLng` object, and moves to the given zoom level.
static CameraUpdate | scrollBy(float xPixel, float yPixel) Returns a `CameraUpdate` that scrolls the camera over the map, shifting the center of view by the specified number of pixels in the x and y directions.
static CameraUpdate | zoomBy(float amount, Point focus) Returns a `CameraUpdate` that shifts the zoom level of the current camera viewpoint.
static CameraUpdate | zoomBy(float amount) Returns a `CameraUpdate` that shifts the zoom level of the current camera viewpoint.
static CameraUpdate | zoomIn() Returns a `CameraUpdate` that zooms in on the map by moving the viewpoint's height closer to the Earth's surface.
static CameraUpdate | zoomOut() Returns a `CameraUpdate` that zooms out on the map by moving the viewpoint's height farther away from the Earth's surface.
static CameraUpdate | zoomTo(float zoom) Returns a `CameraUpdate` that moves the camera viewpoint to a particular zoom level.

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## Public Methods

#### public static CameraUpdate newCameraPosition (CameraPosition cameraPosition)

Returns a `CameraUpdate` that moves the camera to a specified `CameraPosition`. In effect, this creates a transformation from the `CameraPosition` object's latitude, longitude, zoom level, bearing and tilt.

##### Returns

- a `CameraUpdate` containing the transformation.

#### public static CameraUpdate newLatLng (LatLng latLng)

Returns a `CameraUpdate` that moves the center of the screen to a latitude and longitude specified by a `LatLng` object. This centers the camera on the `LatLng` object.

##### Parameters

latLng | a `LatLng` object containing the desired latitude and longitude.

##### Returns

- a `CameraUpdate` containing the transformation.

#### public static CameraUpdate newLatLngBounds (LatLngBounds bounds, int padding)

Returns a `CameraUpdate` that transforms the camera such that the specified latitude/longitude bounds are centered on screen at the greatest possible zoom level. You can specify padding, in order to inset the bounding box from the map view's edges. The returned `CameraUpdate` has a bearing of 0 and a tilt of 0.

Do not change the camera with this camera update until the map has undergone layout (in order for this method to correctly determine the appropriate bounding box and zoom level, the map must have a size). Otherwise an `IllegalStateException` will be thrown. It is NOT sufficient for the map to be available; the view containing the map must have also undergone layout such that its dimensions have been determined. If you cannot be sure that this has occured, use `newLatLngBounds(LatLngBounds, int, int, int)` instead and provide the dimensions of the map manually.

##### Parameters

bounds | region to fit on screen
padding | space (in px) to leave between the bounding box edges and the view edges. This value is applied to all four sides of the bounding box.

##### Returns

- a `CameraUpdate` containing the transformation.

#### public static CameraUpdate newLatLngBounds (LatLngBounds bounds, int width, int height, int padding)

Returns a `CameraUpdate` that transforms the camera such that the specified latitude/longitude bounds are centered on screen within a bounding box of specified dimensions at the greatest possible zoom level. You can specify additional padding, to further restrict the size of the bounding box. The returned `CameraUpdate` has a bearing of 0 and a tilt of 0.

Unlike `newLatLngBounds(LatLngBounds, int)`, you can use the `CameraUpdate` returned by this method to change the camera prior to the map's the layout phase, because the arguments specify the desired size of the bounding box.

##### Parameters

bounds | the region to fit in the bounding box
width | bounding box width in pixels (px)
height | bounding box height in pixels (px)
padding | additional size restriction (in px) of the bounding box

##### Returns

- a `CameraUpdate` containing the transformation.

#### public static CameraUpdate newLatLngZoom (LatLng latLng, float zoom)

Returns a `CameraUpdate` that moves the center of the screen to a latitude and longitude specified by a `LatLng` object, and moves to the given zoom level.

##### Parameters

latLng | a `LatLng` object containing the desired latitude and longitude.
zoom | the desired zoom level, in the range of 2.0 to 21.0. Values below this range are set to 2.0, and values above it are set to 21.0. Increase the value to zoom in. Not all areas have tiles at the largest zoom levels.

##### Returns

- a `CameraUpdate` containing the transformation.

#### public static CameraUpdate scrollBy (float xPixel, float yPixel)

Returns a `CameraUpdate` that scrolls the camera over the map, shifting the center of view by the specified number of pixels in the x and y directions.

Examples:

- If xPixel = 5 and yPixel = 0, the system scrolls right by moving the camera so that the map appears to have shifted 5 pixels to the left.
- If xPixel = 0 and yPixel = 5, the system scrolls down by moving the camera so that the map appears to have shifted 5 pixels upwards.

The scrolling is relative to the camera's current orientation. For example, if the camera is bearing 90 degrees, then east is "up" and scrolling right will move the camera south.

##### Parameters

xPixel | the number of pixels to scroll horizontally. A positive value moves the camera to the right, with respect to its current orientation. A negative value moves the camera to the left, with respect to its current orientation.
yPixel | the number of pixels to scroll vertically. A positive value moves the camera downwards, with respect to its current orientation. A negative value moves the camera upwards, with respect to its current orientation.

##### Returns

- a `CameraUpdate` containing the transformation.

#### public static CameraUpdate zoomBy (float amount, Point focus)

Returns a `CameraUpdate` that shifts the zoom level of the current camera viewpoint.

A point specified by focus will remain fixed (i.e., it corresponds to the same lat/long both before and after the zoom process).

This method is different to `zoomTo(float)` in that zoom is relative to the current camera.

For example, if the `LatLng` (11.11, 22.22) is currently at the screen location (23, 45). After calling this method with a zoom amount and this `LatLng`, the screen location of this `LatLng` will still be (23, 45).

##### Parameters

amount | amount to change the zoom level. Positive values indicate zooming closer to the surface of the Earth while negative values indicate zooming away from the surface of the Earth.
focus | pixel location on the screen that is to remain fixed after the zooming process. The lat/long that was at that pixel location before the camera move will remain the same after the camera has moved.

##### Returns

- a `CameraUpdate` containing the transformation.

#### public static CameraUpdate zoomBy (float amount)

Returns a `CameraUpdate` that shifts the zoom level of the current camera viewpoint.

This method is different to `zoomTo(float)` in that zoom is relative to the current camera.

##### Parameters

amount | amount to change the zoom level. Positive values indicate zooming closer to the surface of the Earth while negative values indicate zooming away from the surface of the Earth.

##### Returns

- a `CameraUpdate` containing the transformation.

#### public static CameraUpdate zoomIn ()

Returns a `CameraUpdate` that zooms in on the map by moving the viewpoint's height closer to the Earth's surface. The zoom increment is 1.0.

##### Returns

- a `CameraUpdate` containing the transformation.

#### public static CameraUpdate zoomOut ()

Returns a `CameraUpdate` that zooms out on the map by moving the viewpoint's height farther away from the Earth's surface. The zoom increment is -1.0.

##### Returns

- a `CameraUpdate` containing the transformation.

#### public static CameraUpdate zoomTo (float zoom)

Returns a `CameraUpdate` that moves the camera viewpoint to a particular zoom level.

##### Parameters

zoom | the desired zoom level, in the range of 2.0 to 21.0. Values below this range are set to 2.0, and values above it are set to 21.0. Increase the value to zoom in. Not all areas have tiles at the largest zoom levels.