Android Tutorial Quick & Dirty Google V3 Reverse Gecoder

Send the following to HttpUtils or whatever:

B4X:
http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?latlng=40.714224,-73.961452&sensor=false

Substituting the lat/lon as required.

Decode the response as follows:

B4X:
Sub DecodeGeocode(geocode As String) As String

   Dim str1() As String = Regex.Split("[>]", geocode)
   
   If str1.Length > 1 Then
   
       Dim str2() As String = Regex.Split("[<]", str1(8))
   
       If str2.Length > 1 Then
            Return str2(0)
       End If
               
   End If

    Return "Nothing"

End Sub

Make sure to follow Google's license terms.

Cheers
 
Cookies are required to use this site. You must accept them to continue using the site. Learn more…