get Current Location - Android Map

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Description

get Current Location

Demo Code


import android.content.Context;
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationManager;
import android.util.Log;

public class Main{
    public static Location getCurrentLocation(Context context) {
        LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) context
                .getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
        Log.d(UtilConstants.LOG_TAG, "Location providers: "
                + locationManager.getAllProviders());

        // firstly try GPS, then try network provider
        Location location = locationManager
                .getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
        if (location == null) {
            location = locationManager/*from   w  w  w . j a  v a  2  s  .  c  o m*/
                    .getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
        }

        // sometimes can not get location from emulator
        if (location == null) {
            location = new Location("dummy");
            location.setLatitude(0);
            location.setLongitude(0);
        }
        Log.d(UtilConstants.LOG_TAG, "Returning location: " + location);

        return location;
    }
}

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