MapKit iOS 9 detailCalloutAccessoryView usage

Question

After watching WWDC video 206 I assumed this would be a trivial task of adding the detail callout view to a mapView annotation view.

So, I assume Im doing something

Answer 1

You have to add some constraints for width and height of your view:

func mapView(mapView: MKMapView, viewForAnnotation annotation: MKAnnotation) -> MKAnnotationView? {
    var av = mapView.dequeueReusableAnnotationViewWithIdentifier("id")
    if av == nil {
        av = MKPinAnnotationView(annotation: annotation, reuseIdentifier: "id")
    }

    let myView = UIView()
    myView.backgroundColor = .greenColor()

    let widthConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: myView, attribute: .Width, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: nil, attribute: .NotAnAttribute, multiplier: 1, constant: 40)
    myView.addConstraint(widthConstraint)

    let heightConstraint = NSLayoutConstraint(item: myView, attribute: .Height, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: nil, attribute: .NotAnAttribute, multiplier: 1, constant: 20)
    myView.addConstraint(heightConstraint)

    av!.detailCalloutAccessoryView = myView
    av!.canShowCallout = true

    return av!
}

Adding an intrinsicContentSize also works.

I did some testing and found out, that MapKit automagically sets translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints to false, when you set a view to detailCalloutAccessoryView.

In the WWDC 2015 session "What's New in MapKit" it was told, that "auto layout is supported". I reckon that Apple really means, that you have to use auto layout?!

Answer 2

Use UIImageView

view.detailCalloutAccessoryView = UIImageView(image:UIImage(named:"YourImageName")) 

Answer 3

You can use a custom class and override intrinsicContentSize to dynamically size the detail view dependent on its childrens content. (as hinted at by @Klaas in the accepted answer)

This may be especially helpful, if the size of your view is not known beforehand or does change during runtime or you simply do not want to add constraints programmatically.

Here is an example using two labels which are inside a stack view. The intrinsicContentSize is set to equal the size the stack view would take. Setting an instance of the following as the detailAccessoryView should get you a view that reacts to change in the labels text and needs no programmatically added constraints.

class CustomCalloutDetailView : UIView {

    @IBOutlet weak var label1: UILabel!

    @IBOutlet weak var label2: UILabel!

    @IBOutlet weak var mainStack: UIStackView!

    override var intrinsicContentSize: CGSize {
        get {
            return mainStack.systemLayoutSizeFitting(UILayoutFittingCompressedSize)
        }
    }

    public func setLabel1(_ labelText: String) {
        self.label1.text = labelText
        self.invalidateIntrinsicContentSize()
    }
}

Answer 4

1. Create a UIView and add it to yours maps VC in the Storyboard

Here you can set the size, constraints, add buttons, images, etc - layout how you want. Stack views work perfect in this instance.

2. Create and outlet to your Maps VC

Control drag as per usual, from your custom view.

@IBOutlet var customDetailView: UIView!

3. Set the detailCalloutAccessoryView for your pin

For example

func mapView(mapView: MKMapView, didSelectAnnotationView view: MKAnnotationView) {
    view.detailCalloutAccessoryView = customDetailView
}

Success