Displaying Standard and Custom Annotation Views
An annotation view is the representation of the annotation on the map. Two types of standard annotation views are provided with MapKit, the pin for searched locations and the pulsing blue dot for the current location. Annotation views can be customized with a static image, or can be completely customized with a subclass of MKAnnotationView. The sample app uses standard pins for favorite places, the standard blue dot for the current location, and a green arrow for a draggable annotation example, as shown in Figure 2.8.
Figure 2.8 FavoritePlaces sample app: displaying map annotation views.
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