How to get coordinates of an address in android

Question

How do i get gps co-ordinates of the location/address entered by user in android ?

Answer 1

Here is a complete sample

First define a zoom

    final CameraUpdate zoom = CameraUpdateFactory.zoomTo(5);

Clear any map markers

    mMap.clear();
    //Declare a new marker
    final MarkerOptions mp = new MarkerOptions();
    //declare a EditText to get the user informed address
    EditText etEndereco = findViewById(R.id.map_prof_etEnd);

    Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(map_prof.this);
    List
 addresses = null;
    try {
        addresses = geocoder.getFromLocationName(etEndereco.getText().toString(), 1);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    if (addresses.size() > 0) {
        double latitude = addresses.get(0).getLatitude();
        double longitude = addresses.get(0).getLongitude();

        mp.position(new LatLng(latitude, longitude));

        Log.e("teste map2", "inserted latitude " + Latitude + ", inserted Longitude " + Longitude);

        mp.title("Selected location");
        CameraUpdate center = CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(new LatLng(latitude, longitude));
        mMap.clear();
        mMap.addMarker(mp);
        mMap.moveCamera(center);
        mMap.animateCamera(zoom);
    }