markerFromIcon static method
Implementation
static Future<BitmapDescriptor> markerFromIcon(IconData icon, Color color, double size) async {
final pictureRecorder = ui.PictureRecorder();
final canvas = Canvas(pictureRecorder);
final textPainter = TextPainter(textDirection: TextDirection.ltr);
textPainter.text = TextSpan(
text: String.fromCharCode(icon.codePoint),
style: TextStyle(
letterSpacing: 0.0,
fontSize: size,
fontFamily: icon.fontFamily,
package: icon.fontPackage,
color: color,
));
textPainter.layout();
textPainter.paint(canvas, Offset.zero);
final picture = pictureRecorder.endRecording();
final image = await picture.toImage(size.round(), size.round());
final bytes = await image.toByteData(format: ui.ImageByteFormat.png);
return BitmapDescriptor.fromBytes(bytes!.buffer.asUint8List());
}