Structure

MKMapRect

A rectangular area on a two-dimensional map projection.

Declaration

typedef struct {
    ...
} MKMapRect;

Overview

If you project the curved surface of the globe onto a flat surface, what you get is a two-dimensional version of a map where longitude lines appear to be parallel. Such maps are often used to show the entire surface of the globe all at once. An MKMapRect data structure represents a rectangular area as seen on this two-dimensional map.

Topics

Creating a Map Rectangle

MKMapRectMake

Creates a new MKMapRect structure from the specified values.

MKCoordinateRegionForMapRect

Returns the region that corresponds to the specified map rectangle.

Getting Standard Map Rectangles

MKMapRectNull

The null map rectangle.

MKMapRectWorld

The map rectangle that represents the world in the two-dimensional map projection.

Getting the Rectangle Coordinates

The origin point of the rectangle.

The width and height of the rectangle, starting from the origin point.

Getting the Boundaries

MKMapRectGetMinX

Returns the minimum x-axis value of the specified rectangle.

MKMapRectGetMinY

Returns the minimum y-axis value of the specified rectangle.

MKMapRectGetMidX

Returns the mid-point along the x-axis of the specified rectangle.

MKMapRectGetMidY

Returns the mid-point along the y-axis of the specified rectangle.

MKMapRectGetMaxX

Returns the maximum x-axis value of the specified rectangle.

MKMapRectGetMaxY

Returns the maximum y-axis value of the specified rectangle.

MKMapRectGetWidth

Returns the width of the map rectangle.

MKMapRectGetHeight

Returns the height of the map rectangle.

Comparing Rectangles

MKMapRectIsNull

Returns a Boolean indicating whether the specified rectangle is null.

MKMapRectEqualToRect

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the two map rectangles are equal

MKMapRectIsEmpty

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the specified rectangle has no area.

MKMapRectSpans180thMeridian

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the specified map rectangle crosses the 180th meridian.

MKMapRectRemainder

Normalizes the portion of the specified rectangle that lies outside the world map boundaries.

Intersecting the Rectangle

MKMapRectContainsPoint

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the specified map point lies within the rectangle.

MKMapRectContainsRect

Returns Boolean value indicating whether one rectangle contains another.

MKMapRectIntersectsRect

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether two rectangles intersect each other.

Modifying the Rectangle

MKMapRectUnion

Returns a rectangle representing the union of the two rectangles.

MKMapRectIntersection

Returns the rectangle representing the intersection of two rectangles.

MKMapRectInset

Returns the specified rectangle inset by the specified amounts.

MKMapRectOffset

Returns a rectangle whose origin point is shifted by the specified amount.

MKMapRectDivide

Divides the specified rectangle into two smaller rectangles.

Getting a Description of the Rectangle

MKStringFromMapRect

Returns a formatted string for the specified map rectangle.

See Also

Map Coordinates

MKCoordinateRegion

A rectangular geographic region centered around a specific latitude and longitude.

MKCoordinateSpan

The width and height of a map region.

A point on a two-dimensional map projection.

Width and height information on a two-dimensional map projection.

MKDistanceFormatter

A utility object that converts between a geographic distance and a string-based expression of that distance.