Get the latitude and longitude from the Location object returned by Location Services. - Android Map

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Description

Get the latitude and longitude from the Location object returned by Location Services.

Demo Code

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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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import android.content.Context;
import android.location.Location;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public class Main{
    public static final String EMPTY_STRING = "";
    /**
     * Get the latitude and longitude from the Location object returned by
     * Location Services.
     *
     * @param currentLocation A Location object containing the current location
     * @return The latitude and longitude of the current location, or null if no
     * location is available.
     */
    public static String getLatLng(Context context, Location currentLocation) {
        // If the location is valid
        if (currentLocation != null) {

            // Return the latitude and longitude as strings
            return context.getString(R.string.latitude_longitude_format,
                    currentLocation.getLatitude(),
                    currentLocation.getLongitude());
        } else {

            // Otherwise, return the empty string
            return EMPTY_STRING;
        }
    }
}

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