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page.title=Displaying a Location Address
-
trainingnavtop=true
-
@jd:body
-
-
<div id="tb-wrapper">
-<div id="tb">
+ <div id="tb">
-<h2>This lesson teaches you to</h2>
-<ol>
- <li><a href="#DefineTask">Define the Address Lookup Task</a></li>
- <li><a href="#DisplayResults">Define a Method to Display the Results</a></li>
- <li><a href="#RunTask">Run the Lookup Task</a></li>
-</ol>
+ <h2>This lesson teaches you how to</h2>
+ <ol>
+ <li><a href="#connect">Get a Geographic Location</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#fetch-address">Define an Intent Service to Fetch the
+ Address</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#start-intent">Start the Intent Service</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#result-receiver">Receive the Geocoding Results</a></li>
+ </ol>
-<h2>You should also read</h2>
-<ul>
- <li>
- <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/setup.html">Setup Google Play Services SDK</a>
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="retrieve-current.html">Retrieving the Current Location</a>
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="receive-location-updates.html">Receiving Location Updates</a>
- </li>
-</ul>
-<h2>Try it out</h2>
+ <h2>You should also read</h2>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="{@docRoot}google/play-services/setup.html">Setting up Google
+ Play Services</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="retrieve-current.html">Getting the Last Known Location</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="receive-location-updates.html">Receiving Location Updates</a>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ <h2>Try it out</h2>
-<div class="download-box">
-<a href="http://developer.android.com/shareables/training/LocationUpdates.zip" class="button">Download
- the sample app</a>
-<p class="filename">LocationUpdates.zip</p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-play-location/tree/master/LocationAddress" class="external-link">LocationAddress</a>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
</div>
-</div>
-</div>
+<p>The lessons <a href="retrieve-current.html">Getting the Last Known
+ Location</a> and <a href="receive-location-updates.html">Receiving Location
+ Updates</a> describe how to get the user's location in the form of a
+ {@link android.location.Location} object that contains latitude and longitude
+ coordinates. Although latitude and longitude are useful for calculating
+ distance or displaying a map position, in many cases the address of the
+ location is more useful. For example, if you want to let your users know where
+ they are or what is close by, a street address is more meaningful than the
+ geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) of the location.</p>
+
+<p>Using the {@link android.location.Geocoder} class in the Android framework
+ location APIs, you can convert an address to the corresponding geographic
+ coordinates. This process is called <em>geocoding</em>. Alternatively, you can
+ convert a geographic location to an address. The address lookup feature is
+ also known as <em>reverse geocoding</em>.</p>
+
+<p>This lesson shows you how to use the
+ {@link android.location.Geocoder#getFromLocation getFromLocation()} method to
+ convert a geographic location to an address. The method returns an estimated
+ street address corresponding to a given latitude and longitude.</p>
+
+<h2 id="connect">Get a Geographic Location</h2>
+
+<p>The last known location of the device is a useful starting point for the
+ address lookup feature. The lesson on
+ <a href="retrieve-current.html">Getting the Last Known Location</a> shows you
+ how to use the
+ <a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/location/FusedLocationProviderApi.html#getLastLocation(com.google.android.gms.common.api.GoogleApiClient)">{@code getLastLocation()}</a>
+ method provided by the
+ <a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/location/FusedLocationProviderApi.html">fused
+ location provider</a> to find the latest location of the device.</p>
+
+<p>To access the fused location provider, you need to create an instance of the
+ Google Play services API client. To learn how to connect your client, see
+ <a href="{@docRoot}training/location/retrieve-current.html#play-services">Connect
+ to Google Play Services</a>.</p>
+
+<p>In order for the fused location provider to retrieve a precise street
+ address, set the location permission in your app manifest to
+ {@code ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}, as shown in the following example:</p>
-<p>
- The lessons <a href="retrieve-current.html">Retrieving the Current Location</a> and
- <a href="receive-location-updates.html">Receiving Location Updates</a> describe how to get the
- user's current location in the form of a {@link android.location.Location} object that
- contains latitude and longitude coordinates. Although latitude and longitude are useful for
- calculating distance or displaying a map position, in many cases the address of the location is
- more useful.
-</p>
-<p>
- The Android platform API provides a feature that returns an estimated street addresses for
- latitude and longitude values. This lesson shows you how to use this address lookup feature.
-</p>
-<p class="note">
- <strong>Note:</strong> Address lookup requires a backend service that is not included in the
- core Android framework. If this backend service is not available,
- {@link android.location.Geocoder#getFromLocation Geocoder.getFromLocation()} returns an empty
- list. The helper method {@link android.location.Geocoder#isPresent isPresent()}, available
- in API level 9 and later, checks to see if the backend service is available.
-</p>
-<p>
- The snippets in the following sections assume that your app has already retrieved the
- current location and stored it as a {@link android.location.Location} object in the global
- variable {@code mLocation}.
-</p>
-<!--
- Define the address lookup task
--->
-<h2 id="DefineTask">Define the Address Lookup Task</h2>
-<p>
-To get an address for a given latitude and longitude, call
-{@link android.location.Geocoder#getFromLocation Geocoder.getFromLocation()}, which returns a
-list of addresses. The method is synchronous, and may take a long time to do its work, so you
-should call the method from the {@link android.os.AsyncTask#doInBackground
-doInBackground()} method of an {@link android.os.AsyncTask}.
-</p>
-<p>
-While your app is getting the address, display an indeterminate activity
-indicator to show that your app is working in the background. Set the indicator's initial state
-to {@code android:visibility="gone"}, to make it invisible and remove it from the layout
-hierarchy. When you start the address lookup, you set its visibility to "visible".
-</p>
-<p>
-The following snippet shows how to add an indeterminate {@link android.widget.ProgressBar} to
-your layout file:
-</p>
<pre>
-&lt;ProgressBar
-android:id="&#64;+id/address_progress"
-android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-android:indeterminate="true"
-android:visibility="gone" /&gt;
+&lt;manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+ package="com.google.android.gms.location.sample.locationupdates" &gt;
+
+ &lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/&gt;
+&lt;/manifest&gt;
</pre>
-<p>
-To create the background task, define a subclass of {@link android.os.AsyncTask} that calls
-{@link android.location.Geocoder#getFromLocation getFromLocation()} and returns an address.
-Define a {@link android.widget.TextView} object {@code mAddress} to contain the returned
-address, and a {@link android.widget.ProgressBar} object that allows you to control the
-indeterminate activity indicator. For example:
-</p>
+
+<h2 id="fetch-address">Define an Intent Service to Fetch the Address</h2>
+
+<p>The {@link android.location.Geocoder#getFromLocation getFromLocation()}
+ method provided by the {@link android.location.Geocoder} class accepts a
+ latitude and longitude, and returns a list of addresses. The method is
+ synchronous, and may take a long time to do its work, so you should not call
+ it from the main, user interface (UI) thread of your app.</p>
+
+<p>The {@link android.app.IntentService IntentService} class provides a
+ structure for running a task on a background thread. Using this class, you can
+ handle a long-running operation without affecting your UI's responsiveness.
+ Note that the {@link android.os.AsyncTask AsyncTask} class also allows you to
+ perform background operations, but it's designed for short operations. An
+ {@link android.os.AsyncTask AsyncTask} shouldn't keep a reference to the UI if
+ the activity is recreated, for example when the device is rotated. In
+ contrast, an {@link android.app.IntentService IntentService} doesn't need to
+ be cancelled when the activity is rebuilt.</p>
+
+<p>Define a {@code FetchAddressIntentService} class that extends
+ {@link android.app.IntentService}. This class is your address lookup service.
+ The intent service handles an intent asynchronously on a worker thread, and
+ stops itself when it runs out of work. The intent extras provide the data
+ needed by the service, including a {@link android.location.Location} object
+ for conversion to an address, and a {@link android.os.ResultReceiver} object
+ to handle the results of the address lookup. The service uses a {@link
+ android.location.Geocoder} to fetch the address for the location, and sends
+ the results to the {@link android.os.ResultReceiver}.</p>
+
+<h3>Define the Intent Service in your App Manifest</h3>
+
+<p>Add an entry to your app manifest defining the intent service:</p>
+
<pre>
-public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity {
+&lt;manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+ package="com.google.android.gms.location.sample.locationaddress" &gt;
+ &lt;application
+ ...
+ &lt;service
+ android:name=".FetchAddressIntentService"
+ android:exported="false"/&gt;
+ &lt;/application&gt;
...
- private TextView mAddress;
- private ProgressBar mActivityIndicator;
+&lt;/manifest&gt;
+</pre>
+
+<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> The {@code &lt;service&gt;} element in
+ the manifest doesn't need to include an intent filter, because your main
+ activity creates an explicit intent by specifying the name of the class to use
+ for the intent.</p>
+
+<h3>Create a Geocoder</h3>
+
+<p>The process of converting a geographic location to an address is called
+ <em>reverse geocoding</em>. To perform the main work of the intent service,
+ that is, your reverse geocoding request, implement
+ {@link android.app.IntentService#onHandleIntent onHandleIntent()} within the
+ {@code FetchAddressIntentService} class. Create a
+ {@link android.location.Geocoder} object to handle the reverse geocoding.</p>
+
+<p>A locale represents a specific geographical or linguistic region. Locale
+ objects are used to adjust the presentation of information, such as numbers or
+ dates, to suit the conventions in the region represented by the locale. Pass a
+ <a href="{@docRoot}reference/java/util/Locale.html">{@code Locale}</a> object
+ to the {@link android.location.Geocoder} object, to ensure that the resulting
+ address is localized to the user's geographic region.</p>
+
+<pre>
+&#64;Override
+protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
+ Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(this, Locale.getDefault());
...
- &#64;Override
- protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
- super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+}
+</pre>
+
+<h3 id="retrieve-street-address">Retrieve the street address data</h3>
+
+<p>The next step is to retrieve the street address from the geocoder, handle
+ any errors that may occur, and send the results back to the activity that
+ requested the address. To report the results of the geocoding
+ process, you need two numeric constants that indicate success or failure.
+ Define a {@code Constants} class to contain the values, as shown in this code
+ snippet:</p>
+
+<pre>
+public final class Constants {
+ public static final int SUCCESS_RESULT = 0;
+ public static final int FAILURE_RESULT = 1;
+ public static final String PACKAGE_NAME =
+ "com.google.android.gms.location.sample.locationaddress";
+ public static final String RECEIVER = PACKAGE_NAME + ".RECEIVER";
+ public static final String RESULT_DATA_KEY = PACKAGE_NAME +
+ ".RESULT_DATA_KEY";
+ public static final String LOCATION_DATA_EXTRA = PACKAGE_NAME +
+ ".LOCATION_DATA_EXTRA";
+}
+</pre>
+
+<p>To get a street address corresponding to a geographical location, call
+ {@link android.location.Geocoder#getFromLocation getFromLocation()},
+ passing it the latitude and longitude from the location object, and the
+ maximum number of addresses you want returned. In this case, you want just one
+ address. The geocoder returns an array of addresses. If no addresses were
+ found to match the given location, it returns an empty list. If there is no
+ backend geocoding service available, the geocoder returns null.</p>
+
+<p>Check for the following errors as shown in the code sample below. If an error
+ occurs, place the corresponding error message in the {@code errorMessage}
+ variable, so you can send it back to the requesting activity:</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li><strong>No location data provided</strong> - The intent extras do not
+ include the {@link android.location.Location} object required for reverse
+ geocoding.</li>
+ <li><strong>Invalid latitude or longitude used</strong> - The latitude
+ and/or longitude values provided in the {@link android.location.Location}
+ object are invalid.</li>
+ <li><strong>No geocoder available</strong> - The background geocoding service
+ is not available, due to a network error or IO exception.</li>
+ <li><strong>Sorry, no address found</strong> - The geocoder could not find an
+ address for the given latitude/longitude.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>To get the individual lines of an address object, use the
+ {@link android.location.Address#getAddressLine getAddressLine()}
+ method provided by the {@link android.location.Address} class. Then join the
+ lines into a list of address fragments ready to return to the activity that
+ requested the address.</p>
+
+<p>To send the results back to the requesting activity, call the
+ {@code deliverResultToReceiver()} method (defined in
+ <a href="#return-address">Return the address to the requestor</a>). The
+ results consist of the previously-mentioned numeric success/failure code and
+ a string. In the case of a successful reverse geocoding, the string contains
+ the address. In the case of a failure, the string contains the error message,
+ as shown in the code sample below:</p>
+
+<pre>
+&#64;Override
+protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
+ String errorMessage = "";
+
+ // Get the location passed to this service through an extra.
+ Location location = intent.getParcelableExtra(
+ Constants.LOCATION_DATA_EXTRA);
+
...
- mAddress = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.address);
- mActivityIndicator =
- (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.address_progress);
+
+ List&lt;Address&gt; addresses = null;
+
+ try {
+ addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(
+ location.getLatitude(),
+ location.getLongitude(),
+ // In this sample, get just a single address.
+ 1);
+ } catch (IOException ioException) {
+ // Catch network or other I/O problems.
+ errorMessage = getString(R.string.service_not_available);
+ Log.e(TAG, errorMessage, ioException);
+ } catch (IllegalArgumentException illegalArgumentException) {
+ // Catch invalid latitude or longitude values.
+ errorMessage = getString(R.string.invalid_lat_long_used);
+ Log.e(TAG, errorMessage + ". " +
+ "Latitude = " + location.getLatitude() +
+ ", Longitude = " +
+ location.getLongitude(), illegalArgumentException);
}
- ...
- /**
- * A subclass of AsyncTask that calls getFromLocation() in the
- * background. The class definition has these generic types:
- * Location - A {@link android.location.Location} object containing
- * the current location.
- * Void - indicates that progress units are not used
- * String - An address passed to onPostExecute()
- */
- private class GetAddressTask extends
- AsyncTask&lt;Location, Void, String&gt; {
- Context mContext;
- public GetAddressTask(Context context) {
- super();
- mContext = context;
+
+ // Handle case where no address was found.
+ if (addresses == null || addresses.size() == 0) {
+ if (errorMessage.isEmpty()) {
+ errorMessage = getString(R.string.no_address_found);
+ Log.e(TAG, errorMessage);
}
- ...
- /**
- * Get a Geocoder instance, get the latitude and longitude
- * look up the address, and return it
- *
- * &#64;params params One or more Location objects
- * &#64;return A string containing the address of the current
- * location, or an empty string if no address can be found,
- * or an error message
- */
- &#64;Override
- protected String doInBackground(Location... params) {
- Geocoder geocoder =
- new Geocoder(mContext, Locale.getDefault());
- // Get the current location from the input parameter list
- Location loc = params[0];
- // Create a list to contain the result address
- List&lt;Address&gt; addresses = null;
- try {
- /*
- * Return 1 address.
- */
- addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(loc.getLatitude(),
- loc.getLongitude(), 1);
- } catch (IOException e1) {
- Log.e("LocationSampleActivity",
- "IO Exception in getFromLocation()");
- e1.printStackTrace();
- return ("IO Exception trying to get address");
- } catch (IllegalArgumentException e2) {
- // Error message to post in the log
- String errorString = "Illegal arguments " +
- Double.toString(loc.getLatitude()) +
- " , " +
- Double.toString(loc.getLongitude()) +
- " passed to address service";
- Log.e("LocationSampleActivity", errorString);
- e2.printStackTrace();
- return errorString;
- }
- // If the reverse geocode returned an address
- if (addresses != null &amp;&amp; addresses.size() &gt; 0) {
- // Get the first address
- Address address = addresses.get(0);
- /*
- * Format the first line of address (if available),
- * city, and country name.
- */
- String addressText = String.format(
- "&#037;s, &#037;s, &#037;s",
- // If there's a street address, add it
- address.getMaxAddressLineIndex() &gt; 0 ?
- address.getAddressLine(0) : "",
- // Locality is usually a city
- address.getLocality(),
- // The country of the address
- address.getCountryName());
- // Return the text
- return addressText;
- } else {
- return "No address found";
- }
+ deliverResultToReceiver(Constants.FAILURE_RESULT, errorMessage);
+ } else {
+ Address address = addresses.get(0);
+ ArrayList&lt;String&gt; addressFragments = new ArrayList&lt;String&gt;();
+
+ // Fetch the address lines using {@code getAddressLine},
+ // join them, and send them to the thread.
+ for(int i = 0; i < address.getMaxAddressLineIndex(); i++) {
+ addressFragments.add(address.getAddressLine(i));
}
- ...
+ Log.i(TAG, getString(R.string.address_found));
+ deliverResultToReceiver(Constants.SUCCESS_RESULT,
+ TextUtils.join(System.getProperty("line.separator"),
+ addressFragments));
}
- ...
}
</pre>
-<p>
-The next section shows you how to display the address in the user interface.
-</p>
-<!-- Define a method to display the address -->
-<h2 id="DisplayResults">Define a Method to Display the Results</h2>
-<p>
- {@link android.os.AsyncTask#doInBackground doInBackground()} returns the result of the address
- lookup as a {@link java.lang.String}. This value is passed to
- {@link android.os.AsyncTask#onPostExecute onPostExecute()}, where you do further processing
- on the results. Since {@link android.os.AsyncTask#onPostExecute onPostExecute()}
- runs on the UI thread, it can update the user interface; for example, it can turn off the
- activity indicator and display the results to the user:
+
+<h3 id="return-address">Return the address to the requestor</h3>
+
+<p>The final thing the intent service must do is send the address back to a
+ {@link android.os.ResultReceiver} in the activity that started the service.
+ The {@link android.os.ResultReceiver} class allows you to send a
+ numeric result code as well as a message containing the result data. The
+ numeric code is useful for reporting the success or failure of the geocoding
+ request. In the case of a successful reverse geocoding, the message contains
+ the address. In the case of a failure, the message contains some text
+ describing the reason for failure.</p>
+
+<p>You have already retrieved the address from the geocoder, trapped any errors
+ that may occur, and called the {@code deliverResultToReceiver()} method. Now
+ you need to define the {@code deliverResultToReceiver()} method that sends
+ a result code and message bundle to the result receiver.</p>
+
+<p>For the result code, use the value that you've passed to the
+ {@code deliverResultToReceiver()} method in the {@code resultCode} parameter.
+ To construct the message bundle, concatenate the {@code RESULT_DATA_KEY}
+ constant from your {@code Constants} class (defined in
+ <a href="#retrieve-street-address">Retrieve the street address data</a>) and
+ the value in the {@code message} parameter passed to the
+ {@code deliverResultToReceiver()} method, as shown in the following sample:
</p>
+
<pre>
- private class GetAddressTask extends
- AsyncTask&lt;Location, Void, String&gt; {
- ...
- /**
- * A method that's called once doInBackground() completes. Turn
- * off the indeterminate activity indicator and set
- * the text of the UI element that shows the address. If the
- * lookup failed, display the error message.
- */
- &#64;Override
- protected void onPostExecute(String address) {
- // Set activity indicator visibility to "gone"
- mActivityIndicator.setVisibility(View.GONE);
- // Display the results of the lookup.
- mAddress.setText(address);
- }
- ...
+public class FetchAddressIntentService extends IntentService {
+ protected ResultReceiver mReceiver;
+ ...
+ private void deliverResultToReceiver(int resultCode, String message) {
+ Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
+ bundle.putString(Constants.RESULT_DATA_KEY, message);
+ mReceiver.send(resultCode, bundle);
}
+}
</pre>
-<p>
- The final step is to run the address lookup.
-</p>
-<!-- Get and display the address -->
-<h2 id="RunTask">Run the Lookup Task</h2>
-<p>
- To get the address, call {@link android.os.AsyncTask#execute execute()}. For example, the
- following snippet starts the address lookup when the user clicks the "Get Address" button:
-</p>
+
+<h2 id="start-intent">Start the Intent Service</h2>
+
+<p>The intent service, as defined in the previous section, runs in the
+ background and is responsible for fetching the address corresponding to a
+ given geographic location. When you start the service, the Android framework
+ instantiates and starts the service if it isn't already running, and creates a
+ process if needed. If the service is already running then it remains running.
+ Because the service extends {@link android.app.IntentService IntentService},
+ it shuts down automatically when all intents have been processed.</p>
+
+<p>Start the service from your app's main activity,
+ and create an {@link android.content.Intent} to pass data to the service. You
+ need an <em>explicit</em> intent, because you want only your service
+ to respond to the intent. For more information, see
+ <a href="{@docRoot}guide/components/intents-filters.html#Types">Intent
+ Types</a>.</p>
+
+<p>To create an explicit intent, specify the name of the
+ class to use for the service: {@code FetchAddressIntentService.class}.
+ Pass two pieces of information in the intent extras:</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>A {@link android.os.ResultReceiver} to handle the results of the address
+ lookup.</li>
+ <li>A {@link android.location.Location} object containing the latitude and
+ longitude that you want to convert to an address.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>The following code sample shows you how to start the intent service:</p>
+
<pre>
-public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity {
+public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements
+ ConnectionCallbacks, OnConnectionFailedListener {
+
+ protected Location mLastLocation;
+ private AddressResultReceiver mResultReceiver;
...
- /**
- * The "Get Address" button in the UI is defined with
- * android:onClick="getAddress". The method is invoked whenever the
- * user clicks the button.
- *
- * &#64;param v The view object associated with this method,
- * in this case a Button.
- */
- public void getAddress(View v) {
- // Ensure that a Geocoder services is available
- if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT &gt;=
- Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD
- &amp;&amp;
- Geocoder.isPresent()) {
- // Show the activity indicator
- mActivityIndicator.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
- /*
- * Reverse geocoding is long-running and synchronous.
- * Run it on a background thread.
- * Pass the current location to the background task.
- * When the task finishes,
- * onPostExecute() displays the address.
- */
- (new GetAddressTask(this)).execute(mLocation);
+
+ protected void startIntentService() {
+ Intent intent = new Intent(this, FetchAddressIntentService.class);
+ intent.putExtra(Constants.RECEIVER, mResultReceiver);
+ intent.putExtra(Constants.LOCATION_DATA_EXTRA, mLastLocation);
+ startService(intent);
+ }
+}
+</pre>
+
+<p>Call the above {@code startIntentService()} method when the
+ user takes an action that requires a geocoding address lookup. For example,
+ the user may press a <em>Fetch address</em> button on your app's UI. Before
+ starting the intent service, you need to check that the connection to Google
+ Play services is present. The following code snippet shows the call to the
+ {@code startIntentService()} method in the button handler:</p>
+
+<pre>
+public void fetchAddressButtonHandler(View view) {
+ // Only start the service to fetch the address if GoogleApiClient is
+ // connected.
+ if (mGoogleApiClient.isConnected() && mLastLocation != null) {
+ startIntentService();
+ }
+ // If GoogleApiClient isn't connected, process the user's request by
+ // setting mAddressRequested to true. Later, when GoogleApiClient connects,
+ // launch the service to fetch the address. As far as the user is
+ // concerned, pressing the Fetch Address button
+ // immediately kicks off the process of getting the address.
+ mAddressRequested = true;
+ updateUIWidgets();
+}
+</pre>
+
+<p>You must also start the intent service when the connection to Google Play
+ services is established, if the user has already clicked the button on your
+ app's UI. The following code snippet shows the call to the
+ {@code startIntentService()} method in the
+ <a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/common/api/GoogleApiClient.ConnectionCallbacks.html#onConnected(android.os.Bundle)">{@code onConnected()}</a>
+ callback provided by the Google API Client:</p>
+
+<pre>
+public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements
+ ConnectionCallbacks, OnConnectionFailedListener {
+ ...
+ &#64;Override
+ public void onConnected(Bundle connectionHint) {
+ // Gets the best and most recent location currently available,
+ // which may be null in rare cases when a location is not available.
+ mLastLocation = LocationServices.FusedLocationApi.getLastLocation(
+ mGoogleApiClient);
+
+ if (mLastLocation != null) {
+ // Determine whether a Geocoder is available.
+ if (!Geocoder.isPresent()) {
+ Toast.makeText(this, R.string.no_geocoder_available,
+ Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (mAddressRequested) {
+ startIntentService();
+ }
}
- ...
}
+}
+</pre>
+
+<h2 id="result-receiver">Receive the Geocoding Results</h2>
+
+<p>The intent service has handled the geocoding request, and uses a
+ {@link android.os.ResultReceiver} to return the results to the activity that
+ made the request. In the activity that makes the request, define an
+ {@code AddressResultReceiver} that extends {@link android.os.ResultReceiver}
+ to handle the response from {@code FetchAddressIntentService}.</p>
+
+<p>The result includes a numeric result code (<code>resultCode</code>) as well
+ as a message containing the result data (<code>resultData</code>). If the
+ reverse geocoding process was successful, the <code>resultData</code> contains
+ the address. In the case of a failure, the <code>resultData</code> contains
+ text describing the reason for failure. For details of the possible errors,
+ see <a href="#return-address">Return the address to the requestor</a>.</p>
+
+<p>Override the
+ {@link android.os.ResultReceiver#onReceiveResult onReceiveResult()} method
+ to handle the results delivered to the result receiver, as shown in the
+ following code sample:</p>
+
+<pre>
+public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements
+ ConnectionCallbacks, OnConnectionFailedListener {
...
+ class AddressResultReceiver extends ResultReceiver {
+ public AddressResultReceiver(Handler handler) {
+ super(handler);
+ }
+
+ &#64;Override
+ protected void onReceiveResult(int resultCode, Bundle resultData) {
+
+ // Display the address string
+ // or an error message sent from the intent service.
+ mAddressOutput = resultData.getString(Constants.RESULT_DATA_KEY);
+ displayAddressOutput();
+
+ // Show a toast message if an address was found.
+ if (resultCode == Constants.SUCCESS_RESULT) {
+ showToast(getString(R.string.address_found));
+ }
+
+ }
+ }
}
</pre>
-<p>
- The next lesson, <a href="geofencing.html">Creating and Monitoring Geofences</a>, demonstrates
- how to define locations of interest called <b>geofences</b> and how to use geofence monitoring
- to detect the user's proximity to a location of interest.
-</p>