I have successfully made an activity that shows nearby places. Now I have to retrieve Maps based on spinner value and show the default world map if no value is selected from the spinner. Say I have a spinner in the action bar of an activity, and it consists of various city names, and if I chose New York from the spinner, the map of New York appears in the Map Screen Area. If possible, can Anyone guide me how to do this and also if possible, tell me how to show the famous tourist locations of that city. I have not found any beneficial tutorial on this. Any help would be appreciated.
My NearbyPlacesActivity.java
public class NearbyPlacesActivity extends Activity implements LocationListener {
//instance variables for Marker icon drawable resources
private int userIcon, foodIcon, drinkIcon, shopIcon, otherIcon;
//the map
private GoogleMap theMap;
//location manager
private LocationManager locMan;
//gps tracker and connnection detect to be included
//user marker
private Marker userMarker;
//places of interest
private Marker[] placeMarkers;
//max
private final int MAX_PLACES = 20;//most returned from google
//marker options
private MarkerOptions[] places;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_nearby_places);
//get drawable IDs
userIcon = R.drawable.yellow_point;
foodIcon = R.drawable.red_point;
drinkIcon = R.drawable.blue_point;
shopIcon = R.drawable.green_point;
otherIcon = R.drawable.purple_point;
//find out if we already have it
if(theMap==null){
//get the map
theMap = ((MapFragment)getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.the_map)).getMap();
//check in case map/ Google Play services not available
if(theMap!=null){
//ok - proceed
theMap.setMapType(GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_NORMAL);
//create marker array
placeMarkers = new Marker[MAX_PLACES];
}
}
}
//location listener functions
@Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
Log.v("MyMapActivity", "location changed");
updatePlaces(location);
}
@Override
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider){
Log.v("MyMapActivity", "provider disabled");
}
@Override
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
Log.v("MyMapActivity", "provider enabled");
}
@Override
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {
Log.v("MyMapActivity", "status changed");
}
/*
* update the place markers
*/
private void updatePlaces(Location givenlocation){
//get location manager
double lat = givenlocation.getLatitude();
double lng = givenlocation.getLongitude();
//create LatLng
LatLng lastLatLng = new LatLng(lat, lng);
//remove any existing marker
if(userMarker!=null) userMarker.remove();
//create and set marker properties
userMarker = theMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
.position(lastLatLng)
.title("You are here")
.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(userIcon))
.snippet("Your last recorded location"));
//move to location
theMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(lastLatLng), 3000, null);
//build places query string
@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
String encodedstr = URLEncoder.encode("food|bar|movie_theater|museum|bank");
String placesSearchStr = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/nearbysearch/" +
"json?location="+lat+","+lng+
"&radius=7000&sensor=true"+
"&types="+encodedstr+
"&key=AIzaSyBqDgqbxFenOtooTivY5YSsJ2JrwBK42hw";//ADD KEY
//execute query
new GetPlaces().execute(placesSearchStr);
locMan.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 30000, 100, this);
}
private class GetPlaces extends AsyncTask<String, Void, String> {
@Override
protected String doInBackground(String... placesURL) {
//fetch places
//build result as string
StringBuilder placesBuilder = new StringBuilder();
//process search parameter string(s)
for (String placeSearchURL : placesURL) {
HttpClient placesClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
try {
//try to fetch the data
//HTTP Get receives URL string
HttpGet placesGet = new HttpGet(placeSearchURL);
//execute GET with Client - return response
HttpResponse placesResponse = placesClient.execute(placesGet);
//check response status
StatusLine placeSearchStatus = placesResponse.getStatusLine();
//only carry on if response is OK
if (placeSearchStatus.getStatusCode() == 200) {
//get response entity
HttpEntity placesEntity = placesResponse.getEntity();
//get input stream setup
InputStream placesContent = placesEntity.getContent();
//create reader
InputStreamReader placesInput = new InputStreamReader(placesContent);
//use buffered reader to process
BufferedReader placesReader = new BufferedReader(placesInput);
//read a line at a time, append to string builder
String lineIn;
while ((lineIn = placesReader.readLine()) != null) {
placesBuilder.append(lineIn);
}
}
}
catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
return placesBuilder.toString();
}
//process data retrieved from doInBackground
protected void onPostExecute(String result) {
//parse place data returned from Google Places
//remove existing markers
if(placeMarkers!=null){
for(int pm=0; pm<placeMarkers.length; pm++){
if(placeMarkers[pm]!=null)
placeMarkers[pm].remove();
}
}
try {
//parse JSON
//create JSONObject, pass stinrg returned from doInBackground
JSONObject resultObject = new JSONObject(result);
//get "results" array
JSONArray placesArray = resultObject.getJSONArray("results");
//marker options for each place returned
places = new MarkerOptions[placesArray.length()];
//loop through places
for (int p=0; p<placesArray.length(); p++) {
//parse each place
//if any values are missing we won't show the marker
boolean missingValue=false;
LatLng placeLL=null;
String placeName="";
String vicinity="";
int currIcon = otherIcon;
try{
//attempt to retrieve place data values
missingValue=false;
//get place at this index
JSONObject placeObject = placesArray.getJSONObject(p);
//get location section
JSONObject loc = placeObject.getJSONObject("geometry")
.getJSONObject("location");
//read lat lng
placeLL = new LatLng(Double.valueOf(loc.getString("lat")),
Double.valueOf(loc.getString("lng")));
//get types
JSONArray types = placeObject.getJSONArray("types");
//loop through types
for(int t=0; t<types.length(); t++){
//what type is it
String thisType=types.get(t).toString();
//check for particular types - set icons
if(thisType.contains("food")){
currIcon = foodIcon;
break;
}
else if(thisType.contains("bar")){
currIcon = drinkIcon;
break;
}
else if(thisType.contains("movie_theater")){
currIcon = shopIcon;
break;
}
}
//vicinity
vicinity = placeObject.getString("vicinity");
//name
placeName = placeObject.getString("name");
}
catch(JSONException jse){
Log.v("PLACES", "missing value");
missingValue=true;
jse.printStackTrace();
}
//if values missing we don't display
if(missingValue) places[p]=null;
else
places[p]=new MarkerOptions()
.position(placeLL)
.title(placeName)
.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(currIcon))
.snippet(vicinity);
}
}
catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
if(places!=null && placeMarkers!=null){
for(int p=0; p<places.length && p<placeMarkers.length; p++){
//will be null if a value was missing
if(places[p]!=null)
placeMarkers[p]=theMap.addMarker(places[p]);
}
}
}
}
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
if(theMap!=null){
//get location manager
locMan = (LocationManager)getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
//get last location
Location lastLoc = locMan.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
locMan.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 30000, 100, this);
updatePlaces(lastLoc);
}
}
@Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
if(theMap!=null){
locMan.removeUpdates(this);
}
}
}
