location_picker 0.0.11

A location picker plugin for Flutter.

location_picker

A location picker plugin for Flutter.

What it does

As the name implies, this is a component for getting a desired location from the user. It handles location permissions requests, a native map view and it return a map with all the data. It also uses reversed GeoCoding for info associated with the selected location.

Example

       //NECESSARY
       LocationPicker.initApiKey('YOUR API KEY');
       
       LocationPicker picker = new LocationPicker();
       
       try 
       {
         result = await picker.showLocationPicker;
       } 
         on PlatformException 
       {
         //HANDLE ERROR
       }
       
       setState(() {_locationPickerData = result.toString();});

Configuration

The constructor

new LocationPicker();

Takes the following optional parameters for configuration:

      String titleText;
      bool closeIfLocationDenied;
      bool useGeoCoder;
      double initialLat;
      double initialLong;
      bool enableMyLocation;
    
      //ANDROID ONLY
      String androidAppBarColor;
      String androidNavBarColor;
      String androidStatusBarColor;
      String androidSelectButtonColor;
      String androidTitleAndBackButtonColor;
    
      //IOS ONLY
      String iosBackButtonText;
      String iosSelectButtonText;

Importing

1. Add this line to your pubspec.yaml

    location_picker: ^0.0.1
   

Installing

1. Get your Google Maps Api Key.

Android

1. Request permissions in your manifest

   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
   

2. Add your Android API Key in your manifest inside the application tag

   <meta-data
    android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
    android:value="YOUR API KEY"/>
   

IOS

1. Request permissions in your project's info.plist

   <key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
   <string>Your message to the user</string>
   

Getting Started

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