com.google.maps

Class GeocodingApi

java.lang.Object

com.google.maps.GeocodingApi

public class GeocodingApi
extends java.lang.Object

Geocoding is the process of converting addresses (like "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA") into geographic coordinates (like latitude 37.423021 and longitude -122.083739), which you can use to place markers or position the map. Reverse geocoding is the process of converting geographic coordinates into a human-readable address.

See Also:

Geocoding documentation

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static GeocodingApiRequest	geocode(GeoApiContext context, java.lang.String address) Requests the latitude and longitude of an address.
static GeocodingApiRequest	newRequest(GeoApiContext context) Creates a new Geocoding API request.
static GeocodingApiRequest	reverseGeocode(GeoApiContext context, LatLng location) Requests the street address of a location.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

newRequest

public static GeocodingApiRequest newRequest(GeoApiContext context)

Creates a new Geocoding API request.

Parameters:

context - The GeoApiContext to make requests through.

Returns:

Returns the request, ready to run.

geocode

public static GeocodingApiRequest geocode(GeoApiContext context,
                                          java.lang.String address)

Requests the latitude and longitude of an address.

Parameters:

context - The GeoApiContext to make requests through.

address - The address to geocode.

Returns:

Returns the request, ready to run.

reverseGeocode

public static GeocodingApiRequest reverseGeocode(GeoApiContext context,
                                                 LatLng location)

Requests the street address of a location.

Parameters:

context - The GeoApiContext to make requests through.

location - The location to reverse geocode.

Returns:

Returns the request, ready to run.