I've tried reading the google places API. and tried to duplicate their work. But I think I'm missing some steps here.
Here is the code for header my header file.
@class SPGooglePlacesAutocompleteQuery;
@interface GoogleMapViewViewController : UIViewController <UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate, UISearchDisplayDelegate, UISearchBarDelegate, MKMapViewDelegate, UISearchControllerDelegate>
{
NSArray *searchResultPlaces;
SPGooglePlacesAutocompleteQuery *searchQuery;
MKPointAnnotation *selectedPlaceAnnotation;
BOOL shouldBeginEditing;
}
@property (strong, nonatomic) UISearchController *searchController;
@property (retain, nonatomic) IBOutlet MKMapView *mapView;
@end
My implementation file
#import "GoogleMapViewViewController.h"
#import "SPGooglePlacesAutocompleteQuery.h"
#import "SPGooglePlacesAutocompletePlace.h"
@interface GoogleMapViewViewController ()
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UISearchBar *searchBar;
@end
@implementation GoogleMapViewViewController
@synthesize mapView;
- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil {
self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
if (self) {
searchQuery = [[SPGooglePlacesAutocompleteQuery alloc] init];
searchQuery.radius = 100.0;
shouldBeginEditing = YES;
}
return self;
}
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
self.searchBar.placeholder = @"Search or Address";
self.searchBar.delegate = self;
}
- (void)viewDidUnload {
[self setMapView:nil];
[super viewDidUnload];
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
/*
#pragma mark - Navigation
// In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender {
// Get the new view controller using [segue destinationViewController].
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
}
*/
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark UITableViewDataSource
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
return [searchResultPlaces count];
}
- (SPGooglePlacesAutocompletePlace *)placeAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
return [searchResultPlaces objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
static NSString *cellIdentifier = @"SPGooglePlacesAutocompleteCell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
if (!cell) {
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
}
cell.textLabel.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"GillSans" size:16.0];
cell.textLabel.text = [self placeAtIndexPath:indexPath].name;
return cell;
}
#pragma mark UITableViewDelegate
- (void)recenterMapToPlacemark:(CLPlacemark *)placemark {
MKCoordinateRegion region;
MKCoordinateSpan span;
span.latitudeDelta = 0.02;
span.longitudeDelta = 0.02;
region.span = span;
region.center = placemark.location.coordinate;
[self.mapView setRegion:region];
}
- (void)addPlacemarkAnnotationToMap:(CLPlacemark *)placemark addressString:(NSString *)address {
[self.mapView removeAnnotation:selectedPlaceAnnotation];
selectedPlaceAnnotation = [[MKPointAnnotation alloc] init];
selectedPlaceAnnotation.coordinate = placemark.location.coordinate;
selectedPlaceAnnotation.title = address;
[self.mapView addAnnotation:selectedPlaceAnnotation];
}
- (void)dismissSearchControllerWhileStayingActive {
// Animate out the table view.
NSTimeInterval animationDuration = 0.3;
[UIView beginAnimations:nil context:NULL];
[UIView setAnimationDuration:animationDuration];
self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView.alpha = 0.0;
[UIView commitAnimations];
[self.searchDisplayController.searchBar setShowsCancelButton:NO animated:YES];
[self.searchDisplayController.searchBar resignFirstResponder];
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
SPGooglePlacesAutocompletePlace *place = [self placeAtIndexPath:indexPath];
[place resolveToPlacemark:^(CLPlacemark *placemark, NSString *addressString, NSError *error) {
if (error) {
SPPresentAlertViewWithErrorAndTitle(error, @"Could not map selected Place");
} else if (placemark) {
[self addPlacemarkAnnotationToMap:placemark addressString:addressString];
[self recenterMapToPlacemark:placemark];
[self dismissSearchControllerWhileStayingActive];
[self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:NO];
}
}];
}
#pragma mark UISearchDisplayDelegate
- (void)handleSearchForSearchString:(NSString *)searchString {
searchQuery.location = self.mapView.userLocation.coordinate;
searchQuery.input = searchString;
[searchQuery fetchPlaces:^(NSArray *places, NSError *error) {
if (error) {
SPPresentAlertViewWithErrorAndTitle(error, @"Could not fetch Places");
} else {
searchResultPlaces = places;
[self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView reloadData];
}
}];
}
- (BOOL)searchDisplayController:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller shouldReloadTableForSearchString:(NSString *)searchString {
[self handleSearchForSearchString:searchString];
// Return YES to cause the search result table view to be reloaded.
return YES;
}
- (BOOL)searchController:(UISearchController *)controller shouldReloadTableForSearchString:(NSString *)searchString {
[self handleSearchForSearchString:searchString];
// Return YES to cause the search result table view to be reloaded.
return YES;
}
#pragma mark UISearchBar Delegate
- (void)searchBar:(UISearchBar *)searchBar textDidChange:(NSString *)searchText {
if (![searchBar isFirstResponder]) {
// User tapped the 'clear' button.
shouldBeginEditing = NO;
[self.searchDisplayController setActive:NO];
[self.mapView removeAnnotation:selectedPlaceAnnotation];
}
}
- (BOOL)searchBarShouldBeginEditing:(UISearchBar *)searchBar {
if (shouldBeginEditing) {
// Animate in the table view.
NSTimeInterval animationDuration = 0.3;
[UIView beginAnimations:nil context:NULL];
[UIView setAnimationDuration:animationDuration];
self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView.alpha = 1.0;
[UIView commitAnimations];
[self.searchDisplayController.searchBar setShowsCancelButton:YES animated:YES];
}
BOOL boolToReturn = shouldBeginEditing;
shouldBeginEditing = YES;
return boolToReturn;
}
#pragma mark MKMapView Delegate
- (MKAnnotationView *)mapView:(MKMapView *)mapViewIn viewForAnnotation:(id <MKAnnotation>)annotation {
if (mapViewIn != self.mapView || [annotation isKindOfClass:[MKUserLocation class]]) {
return nil;
}
static NSString *annotationIdentifier = @"SPGooglePlacesAutocompleteAnnotation";
MKPinAnnotationView *annotationView = (MKPinAnnotationView *)[self.mapView dequeueReusableAnnotationViewWithIdentifier:annotationIdentifier];
if (!annotationView) {
annotationView = [[MKPinAnnotationView alloc] initWithAnnotation:annotation reuseIdentifier:annotationIdentifier];
}
annotationView.animatesDrop = YES;
annotationView.canShowCallout = YES;
UIButton *detailButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeDetailDisclosure];
[detailButton addTarget:self action:@selector(annotationDetailButtonPressed:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
annotationView.rightCalloutAccessoryView = detailButton;
return annotationView;
}
- (void)mapView:(MKMapView *)mapView didAddAnnotationViews:(NSArray *)views {
// Whenever we've dropped a pin on the map, immediately select it to present its callout bubble.
[self.mapView selectAnnotation:selectedPlaceAnnotation animated:YES];
}
- (void)annotationDetailButtonPressed:(id)sender {
// Detail view controller application logic here.
}
@end
I am really confused now to my implementation file as I cannot really understand what is in there TBH.plus some codes here are mostly deprecated. Someone care to give a detailed guide about this? or explain to me in layman's term. TIA.
ANSWERED!
Basically my problem was in this function given on the sample project of google places API..
BOOL SPEnsureGoogleAPIKey() {
BOOL userHasProvidedAPIKey = YES;
if (![kGoogleAPIKey isEqualToString:@"AIzaSyA2vs9pJoLrLs6XU8IRVHo7WxiuMufYXl8"]) {
userHasProvidedAPIKey = NO;
UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"API Key Needed" message:@"Please replace kGoogleAPIKey with your Google API key." delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"Dismiss" otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alert show];
}
return userHasProvidedAPIKey;
}
The if statement originally is incorrect that's why it always gives me the wrong value. now its working :) just added the not "!" in if