smbale / android-google-places

Android wrapper library for the Google Places API

Android library that wraps the Google Places API.

Setup

1. Obtain an API key. Visit the developer's guide for more information.

2. Drop the googleplaces.jar in the lib folder of your Android project.

Usage

A few examples...

Place Search

Sending a search request

GooglePlaces googlePlaces = new GooglePlaces("Your API Key");

PlacesResult result = googlePlaces.getPlaces("food", 500, 40.764941, -73.984886);

PlacesResult result = googlePlaces.getPlaces("food", "steakhouse", 500, 40.764941, -73.984886);

PlacesResult result = googlePlaces.getPlaces("diners", 40.764941, -73.984886);

Handling a place search response

if (result.getStatusCode() == StatusCode.OK) {
    List<Place> places = result.getPlaces();
}

Place Details

Sending a Place Details request

Place somePlace = result.getPlaces().get(0);

DetailsResult detailsResult = googlePlaces.getPlaceDetails(somePlace.getReference());

Handling a place details response

if (detailsResult.getStatusCode() == StatusCode.OK) {
    PlaceDetails details = detailsResult.getDetails();
}

Contributing

Fork, push, and send a pull request.