Introduction
LocationPicker is a simple and easy to use library that can be integrated into your project. The project is build with androidx. All libraries and APIs used in the project are up-to-date as of now You can get latitude,longitude and full address for selected location Please follow below instruction to know how to use it in your project
Features
- Search any location using Google Places Library
- Pick any location from the map
- Open the picked location on Google Maps
- Search the Direction to the picked location from current location (using Google Maps)
Getting Started
Gradle Integration Add it in your root build.gradle at the end of repositories: step 1:
allprojects {
repositories {
...
maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
}
}step 2: Add the dependency
dependencies {
implementation 'com.github.shivpujan12:LocationPicker:v1.2'
}- Configure your app in Google API Console to get API Key and enable services.
https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/dashboard- Enable below services in API Console.
Google Maps Android API
Google Places API for Android
Declare the following things in manifest in AndroidManifest.xml file <uses-permissionandroid:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permissionandroid:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permissionandroid:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permissionandroid:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<application
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
....
....
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
android:value="@string/your_api_key" />
</application>MapUtility.apiKey = getResources().getString(R.string.your_api_key);Note: Create the 'your_api_key' string resource and add your api key there
ii) Start Location picker request by putting below code in your view
Intent i =newIntent(MainActivity.this, LocationPickerActivity.class); startActivityForResult(i, ADDRESS_PICKER_REQUEST);Handle your onActivityResult for getting address, latitude and longitude as:
@Overrideprotectedvoid onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, @NullableIntent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode ==ADDRESS_PICKER_REQUEST) {
try {
if (data !=null&& data.getStringExtra(MapUtility.ADDRESS) !=null) {
String address = data.getStringExtra(MapUtility.ADDRESS);
double selectedLatitude = data.getDoubleExtra(MapUtility.LATITUDE, 0.0);
double selectedLongitude = data.getDoubleExtra(MapUtility.LONGITUDE, 0.0);
txtAddress.setText("Address: "+address);
txtLatLong.setText("Lat:"+selectedLatitude+" Long:"+selectedLongitude);
}
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
