Is it possible to use the Google places API in this layout:
I highlighted the EditText field where i want to use the API in.
I've already searched for numerous guides on how to do this but it seems all of them use deprecated code. I'm also fairly new to Fragments but i would like to get to know more of this topic.
This is possible if you use the Web API, but will require a lot of work.
However, it looks like someone has done it before: https://github.com/mukeshsolanki/Google-Places-AutoComplete-EditText
Alternatively, you can use the Places SDK for Android, which provides the AutoCompleteSupportFragment and AutoCompleteActivity.
set onclicklistener on that edittext and in onclick method call below function
private void searchPlace() {
if (!Places.isInitialized(){ Places.initialize(this, getApplication().getString(R.string.google_maps_key)); }
// Set the fields to specify which types of place data to
// return after the user has made a selection.
List<Place.Field> fields = Arrays.asList(Place.Field.LAT_LNG, Place.Field.ADDRESS);
// Start the autocomplete intent.
Intent intent = new Autocomplete.IntentBuilder( AutocompleteActivityMode.FULLSCREEN, fields) .build(this);
startActivityForResult(intent, AUTOCOMPLETE_REQUEST_CODE); }
And get selected result in onresult method
Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, @Nullable Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == AUTOCOMPLETE_REQUEST_CODE) {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
Place place = Autocomplete.getPlaceFromIntent(data);
destinationAddress = place.getAddress();
lblDestinationAddress.setText(destinationAddress);
} else if (resultCode == AutocompleteActivity.RESULT_ERROR) {
// TODO: Handle the error.
Status status = Autocomplete.getStatusFromIntent(data);
Toast.makeText(this, "Some went wrong. Search again", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
Log.i(TAG, status.getStatusMessage());
}
Dependency
//search places implementation
'com.google.android.libraries.places:places:2.0.0'