Get list of address from location using Geocoder

Last exercise "Get address from location using Geocoder" retrieve only one address from a specifiied location. In this exercise, a list of 5 addresses are retrieved; by submitting "5"(maxResult) in the third parameter of getFromLocation() method.

Get list of address from location using Geocoder

Modify main.xml to add a Spinner to show the returned address.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/hello"
/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Location"
android:background="#505050"
/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/mylatitude"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/mylongitude"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Address"
android:background="#505050"
/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/myaddress"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
<Spinner
android:id="@+id/addresslist"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
</LinearLayout>


AndroidFromLocation.java
package com.exercise.AndroidFromLocation;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.location.Address;
import android.location.Geocoder;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class AndroidFromLocation extends Activity {

double LATITUDE = 37.42233;
double LONGITUDE = -122.083;

final int maxResult =5;
String addressList[] = new String[maxResult];
private ArrayAdapter<String> adapter;

/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
TextView myLatitude = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.mylatitude);
TextView myLongitude = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.mylongitude);
TextView myAddress = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.myaddress);
Spinner myAddressList = (Spinner)findViewById(R.id.addresslist);

myLatitude.setText("Latitude: " + String.valueOf(LATITUDE));
myLongitude.setText("Longitude: " + String.valueOf(LONGITUDE));

Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(this, Locale.ENGLISH);

try {
List<Address> addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, maxResult);

if(addresses != null) {

for (int j=0; j<maxResult; j++){
Address returnedAddress = addresses.get(j);
StringBuilder strReturnedAddress = new StringBuilder();
for(int i=0; i<returnedAddress.getMaxAddressLineIndex(); i++) {
strReturnedAddress.append(returnedAddress.getAddressLine(i)).append("\n");
}
addressList[j] = strReturnedAddress.toString();
}

adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, addressList);
adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.
simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
myAddressList.setAdapter(adapter);
}
else{
myAddress.setText("No Address returned!");
}
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
myAddress.setText("Canont get Address!");
}
}
}


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