Find location name swift maps

Question

I am creating a map using swift. How can i find the name of my current location as saved on Apple maps, like lets say I am at Walmart, how do i get it to print out the name of the location, and if the location it just prints out an address.

My current code is

class MapVC: UIViewController, CLLocationManagerDelegate {

@IBOutlet weak var map: MKMapView!

let manager = CLLocationManager()


func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {

    let location = locations[0]
    let span:MKCoordinateSpan = MKCoordinateSpanMake(0.01, 0.01)

    let mylocation:CLLocationCoordinate2D = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(location.coordinate.latitude, location.coordinate.longitude)
    let region:MKCoordinateRegion = MKCoordinateRegionMake(mylocation, span)
    map.setRegion(region, animated: true)

    print(location.coordinate)
    print(location.coordinate.latitude)
    print(location.speed)

    self.map.showsUserLocation = true
    self.map.showsPointsOfInterest = true


}

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    manager.delegate = self
    manager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
    manager.requestAlwaysAuthorization()
    manager.startUpdatingLocation()

}

Possible duplicate of [Convert coordinates to City name?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27735835/convert-coordinates-to-city-name) — Emm, Oct 02 '17 at 16:37

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '17 at 03:49

You can use iOS native API to convert longitude and latitude to place name:

func reverseGeocodeLocation(_ location: CLLocation, 
          completionHandler: @escaping CLGeocodeCompletionHandler)

For example:

var geocoder = CLGeocoder()
geocoder.reverseGeocodeLocation(location, completionHandler: {(placemarks, error)->Void in

})

Get the place name by getting the first object of placemarks which is of type CLPlacemark. Then the CLPlacemark's name property is what you are after.

Yes. Please see this documentation for more info. https://developer.apple.com/reference/corelocation/clplacemark — The Mach System, Mar 06 '17 at 04:18

Find location name swift maps

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