Google Maps - toggling map view problem

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

I am having a simple problem that is puzzling me. I draw a Google map and add two buttons. Pressing one button sets myMap.mapType to “satellite” and pressing the other button sets it to “normal”. The intent of this to allow switching between normal and satellite views. I can toggle to satellite view, but I can never toggle back to normal view. Interestingly, the following program works if I substitute “normal” with “hybrid”. It will let me toggle between hybrid and satellite to my hearts content. Is this a bug or must II redraw the map everytime I switch back to normal view? 

function main ()

  mainMenu ()
end

function mainMenu ()
    myMap = native.newMapView( 20, 20, 300, 220 )

  if myMap then
    myMap.x = display.contentWidth / 2 ; myMap.y = 120
    myMap:setCenter( 39.09544 , -84.516037 )

  end

  mapViewButton = display.newImage ( “mapButton.png” )
  mapViewButton.anchorX = 0.0 ; mapViewButton.anchorY = 0.0
  mapViewButton.x = 165 ; mapViewButton.y = 235

  satelliteViewButton = display.newImage ( “satelliteButton.png” )
  satelliteViewButton.anchorX = 0.0 ; satelliteViewButton.anchorY = 0.0
  satelliteViewButton.x = 5 ; satelliteViewButton.y = 235

  satelliteViewButton : addEventListener ( “tap” , satelliteView )
  mapViewButton : addEventListener ( “tap” , mapView )
end

function satelliteView ()
   myMap.mapType = “satellite”

end

function mapView ()
   myMap.mapType = “normal”
end

main ()

#2

I found the problem! “standard” must be used instead of “normal”. The sample program MapView and the API documentation contain the following lines:

– Other mapType options are “satellite” and “hybrid”.
    myMap. mapType = “normal”

I’m thinking that the documentation needs to be corrected as it appears that normal is not recognized.
 

#3

There is a button at the bottom of the documentation page that you can report documentation issues.

Rob

#4

Yes, yesterday I reported the documentation issue.

#5

I found the problem! “standard” must be used instead of “normal”. The sample program MapView and the API documentation contain the following lines:

– Other mapType options are “satellite” and “hybrid”.
    myMap. mapType = “normal”

I’m thinking that the documentation needs to be corrected as it appears that normal is not recognized.
 

#6

There is a button at the bottom of the documentation page that you can report documentation issues.

Rob

#7

Yes, yesterday I reported the documentation issue.