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<h4>createCotEvent</h4>
<pre>public static&nbsp;<a href="../../../../com/atakmap/coremap/cot/event/CotEvent.html" title="class in com.atakmap.coremap.cot.event">CotEvent</a>&nbsp;createCotEvent(<a href="../../../../com/atakmap/android/maps/MapItem.html" title="class in com.atakmap.android.maps">MapItem</a>&nbsp;item)</pre>
<div class="block">Given a MapItem, produce a valid CotEvent first by trying to 
 convert it using a CotEvent service provider, then if the 
 event has a "type" and does not contain 