//from API docs:
//- (void)showAnnotations:(NSArray *)annotations animated:(BOOL)animated NS_AVAILABLE(10_9, 7_0);
[self.mapView showAnnotations:self.mapView.annotations animated:YES];
#import <MapKit/MapKit.h>
@interface MKMapView (Extensions)
-(void)ij_setVisibleRectToFitAllLoadedAnnotationsAnimated:(BOOL)animated;
-(void)ij_setVisibleRectToFitAnnotations:(NSArray *)annotations animated:(BOOL)animated;
@end
#import "MKMapView+Extensions.h"
@implementation MKMapView (Extensions)
/**
* Changes the currently visible portion of the map to a region that best fits all the currently loadded annotations on the map, and it optionally animates the change.
*
* @param animated is the change should be perfomed with an animation.
*/
-(void)ij_setVisibleRectToFitAllLoadedAnnotationsAnimated:(BOOL)animated
{
MKMapView * mapView = self;
NSArray * annotations = mapView.annotations;
[self ij_setVisibleRectToFitAnnotations:annotations animated:animated];
}
/**
* Changes the currently visible portion of the map to a region that best fits the provided annotations array, and it optionally animates the change.
All elements from the array must conform to the <MKAnnotation> protocol in order to fetch the coordinates to compute the visible region of the map.
*
* @param annotations an array of elements conforming to the <MKAnnotation> protocol, holding the locations for which the visible portion of the map will be set.
* @param animated wether or not the change should be perfomed with an animation.
*/
-(void)ij_setVisibleRectToFitAnnotations:(NSArray *)annotations animated:(BOOL)animated
{
MKMapView * mapView = self;
MKMapRect r = MKMapRectNull;
for (id<MKAnnotation> a in annotations) {
ZAssert([a conformsToProtocol:@protocol(MKAnnotation)], @"ERROR: All elements of the array MUST conform to the MKAnnotation protocol. Element (%@) did not fulfill this requirement", a);
MKMapPoint p = MKMapPointForCoordinate(a.coordinate);
//MKMapRectUnion performs the union between 2 rects, returning a bigger rect containing both (or just one if the other is null). here we do it for rects without a size (points)
r = MKMapRectUnion(r, MKMapRectMake(p.x, p.y, 0, 0));
}
[mapView setVisibleMapRect:r animated:animated];
}
@end
//the mapView instance
[self.mapView ij_setVisibleRectToFitAllLoadedAnnotationsAnimated:animated];