retrieve current location programatically

[maryam]

I'm using the sfMap and I need to find usre current location and allow to zoom on the map.

Is there any way to retrieve location (programatically ) on SfMaps?

thanks.

[Bharathiraja K]

Hi Maryam, 

 

Greetings from Syncfusion. To find out the Current Geo location, we have to refer Xamarin.Essential package. After getting GeoCoordinate  location, we need to update this value to map markers to pin on the Maps. Please refer the below code snippet to get the GeoCoordinate points of current location. 

 

[C#]: 

private async void AddMarkerInCurrentLocation()
        {
            try
            {
                // To get the current location
                var location = await Geolocation.GetLastKnownLocationAsync();
               
                // Add the marker on the current location
                if (location != null)
                {
                    CustomMarker marker = new CustomMarker();
                    marker.Latitude = location.Latitude.ToString();
                    marker.Longitude = location.Longitude.ToString();
                    layer.Markers.Add(marker);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Handle not supported on device exception
                await Application.Current.MainPage.DisplayAlert("Alert", ex.Message, "Ok");
            }
        } 

 

 

Please refer the below help document for adding Markers on Map.  

https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/sfmaps/markers  

 

Custom Marker: https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/sfmaps/markers#custom-marker  

 

We have prepared a sample based on your requirement and it can be downloaded from the below link. 

 

Sample:  http://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/support/directtrac/233455/ze/Maps_SQL_Offline-1582804962   

 

Regards, 

Bharathi.  

[Yemoku]

Greetings,

Is this sample code/project still available? I am getting an error on the link.

Many thanks,

yemoku

[Sridevi Sivakumar]

Hi Yemoku,

We would like to inform you that the below KB document will assist you to show the current GPS location in SfMaps.

https://www.syncfusion.com/kb/11379/how-to-show-the-current-gps-location-in-xamarin-forms-maps-sfmaps

Let us know if you need any further assistance.

Regards,
Sridevi S.