Reverse address using Geocoder

Question

I am trying to get an address for a specific geopoint but when i try it using try and catch it fails.Here it is my code

 srcGeoPoint = new GeoPoint((int) (src_lat * 1E6),(int) (src_long * 1E6)); 

        Geocoder geocoder=new Geocoder(getBaseContext(), Locale.getDefault());
        try
        {
            List<Address> addresses=geocoder.getFromLocation(srcGeoPoint.getLatitudeE6()/1E6,
                    srcGeoPoint.getLongitudeE6()/1E6,1);
            String add="";
            if(addresses.size()>0)
            {
                for (int i=0; i<addresses.get(0).getMaxAddressLineIndex(); 
                        i++)
                      add += addresses.get(0).getAddressLine(i) + "\n";
            }
            tv.setText(add);
        }
        catch(IOException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

It fails on this line List addresses=geocoder.getFromLocation(srcGeoPoint.getLatitudeE6()/1E6, srcGeoPoint.getLongitudeE6()/1E6,1); any help??

This is pretty common on the emulator. Did you try it on a real device? — Markus Junginger, Jun 30 '12 at 13:27
not yet,but i am using static geopoint why it don't show the address? — Khaled Mohamed, Jun 30 '12 at 13:31

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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The geocoder does not work in the emulator as described more here: Does geocoder.getFromLocationName not work on emulators?

I also implemented myself and it really does not in the emulator but does on a device.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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answered Jun 30 '12 at 14:17

Diego Frehner

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 30 '12 at 14:49

I don't have the power to approve answers yet but Diego is 100% correct, geocoder does not work on the emulators you have to use a real device if you want to debug it. Trust me, it took the longest time banging my head up against a wall until I found out what was wrong. So do yourself a favor so you dont get a concussion, just use a real device

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 30 '12 at 14:21

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You would cast these to doubles:

srcGeoPoint.getLatitudeE6()/1E6
srcGeoPoint.getLongitudeE6()/1E6

full code:

List addresses=geocoder.getFromLocation((double) (srcGeoPoint.getLatitudeE6()/1E6), (double) (srcGeoPoint.getLongitudeE6()/1E6),1);

answered Jun 30 '12 at 14:21

Hesham Saeed

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Reverse address using Geocoder

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