Ok, this will do the search:
private void searchOnMap(String search) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("geo:0,0?
q=" + search.replace(" ", "+")));
this.startActivity(intent);
}
No I need to get back long/lat of selected Costco. Any way? Anybody?
On Feb 2, 2:09 pm, gnugu <[email protected]> wrote:
> Or better yet, would it be possible to invoke Google Maps from my
> application, do the search there and have it return lat/lng back to
> me?
>
> When user clicks on a search result several options like Show on Map/
> GetDirections etc a re presented. Could I insert my own option there?
>
> On Feb 2, 1:57 pm, gnugu <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I'm adding MapView to my app and I would like the user to be able to
> > search for location just like in Google Maps app.
>
> > Is there any way to do it?
>
> > Thanks.
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