How to use a Google Map in a NavigationDrawer?

Question

I am relatively new to Coding but please bear with me. I am trying to put a Google Map in a navigation drawer. I figured the best way is to use fragments but despite my vari

Answer 1

You can't do a FragmentTransaction with an Activity.

In order to use a Google Map in a NavigationDrawer, use a Fragment that extends SupportMapFragment, and add all of the functionality that your MapsActivity class currently has.

Use this to start with:

public class MapsFragment extends SupportMapFragment
        implements OnMapReadyCallback {

    GoogleMap mGoogleMap;

    @Override
    public void onResume() {
        super.onResume();

        setUpMapIfNeeded();
    }

    private void setUpMapIfNeeded() {

        if (mGoogleMap == null) {
            getMapAsync(this);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap)
    {
        mGoogleMap=googleMap;
        mGoogleMap.setMapType(GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_HYBRID);
    }

}

Then in the Activity, change this to use the Fragment:

// Set to start with fragment
MapsFragment fragment = new MapsFragment();
android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction =
        getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.fragment_container, fragment);
fragmentTransaction.commit();