GeoCoordinateWatcher Class

Definition

public ref class GeoCoordinateWatcher : IDisposable, System::ComponentModel::INotifyPropertyChanged, System::Device::Location::IGeoPositionWatcher<System::Device::Location::GeoCoordinate ^>

[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public class GeoCoordinateWatcher : IDisposable, System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged, System.Device.Location.IGeoPositionWatcher<System.Device.Location.GeoCoordinate>

[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
type GeoCoordinateWatcher = class
    interface IDisposable
    interface INotifyPropertyChanged
    interface IGeoPositionWatcher<GeoCoordinate>

Public Class GeoCoordinateWatcher
Implements IDisposable, IGeoPositionWatcher(Of GeoCoordinate), INotifyPropertyChanged

Inheritance

Object

GeoCoordinateWatcher

Attributes

SecurityCriticalAttribute

Implements

INotifyPropertyChanged IGeoPositionWatcher<GeoCoordinate> IDisposable

Examples

The following program shows how to create a GeoCoordinateWatcher and start acquiring data by using an initialization timeout. The code then prints the coordinates of the location, if known.

using System;
using System.Device.Location;

namespace GetLocationProperty
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            GetLocationProperty();
        }

        static void GetLocationProperty()
        {
            GeoCoordinateWatcher watcher = new GeoCoordinateWatcher();

            // Do not suppress prompt, and wait 1000 milliseconds to start.
            watcher.TryStart(false, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000));

            GeoCoordinate coord = watcher.Position.Location;

            if (!coord.IsUnknown)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Lat: {0}, Long: {1}",
                    coord.Latitude,
                    coord.Longitude);
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Unknown latitude and longitude.");
            }
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Device.Location

Module GetLocationProperty
    Public Sub GetLocationProperty()
        Dim watcher As New System.Device.Location.GeoCoordinateWatcher()
        watcher.TryStart(False, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000))

        Dim coord As GeoCoordinate = watcher.Position.Location

        If coord.IsUnknown <> True Then
            Console.WriteLine("Lat: {0}, Long: {1}", coord.Latitude, coord.Longitude)
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("Unknown latitude and longitude.")
        End If
    End Sub

    Public Sub Main()
        GetLocationProperty()
        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub

End Module

The following program shows how to receive continuous location updates by subscribing to PositionChanged events.

using System;
using System.Device.Location;

namespace GetLocationEvent
{
    class AsyncProgram
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            CLocation myLocation = new CLocation();
            myLocation.GetLocationEvent();
            Console.WriteLine("Enter any key to quit.");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
        class CLocation
        {
            GeoCoordinateWatcher watcher;

            public void GetLocationEvent()
            {
                this.watcher = new GeoCoordinateWatcher();
                this.watcher.PositionChanged += new EventHandler<GeoPositionChangedEventArgs<GeoCoordinate>>(watcher_PositionChanged);
                bool started = this.watcher.TryStart(false, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(2000));
                if (!started)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("GeoCoordinateWatcher timed out on start.");
                }
            }

            void watcher_PositionChanged(object sender, GeoPositionChangedEventArgs<GeoCoordinate> e)
            {
                PrintPosition(e.Position.Location.Latitude, e.Position.Location.Longitude);
            }

            void PrintPosition(double Latitude, double Longitude)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Latitude: {0}, Longitude {1}", Latitude, Longitude);
            }
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Device.Location

Module GetLocationEvent
    Public Class CLocation
        Private WithEvents watcher As GeoCoordinateWatcher
        Public Sub GetLocationEvent()
            watcher = New System.Device.Location.GeoCoordinateWatcher()
            AddHandler watcher.PositionChanged, AddressOf watcher_PositionChanged
            Dim started As Boolean = watcher.TryStart(False, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000))

            If Not started Then
                Console.WriteLine("GeoCoordinateWatcher timed out on start.")
            End If
        End Sub

        Private Sub watcher_PositionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GeoPositionChangedEventArgs(Of GeoCoordinate))
            PrintPosition(e.Position.Location.Latitude, e.Position.Location.Longitude)
        End Sub

        Private Sub PrintPosition(ByVal Latitude As Double, ByVal Longitude As Double)
            Console.WriteLine("Latitude: {0}, Longitude {1}", Latitude, Longitude)
        End Sub
    End Class


    Public Sub Main()
        Dim myLocation As New CLocation()
        myLocation.GetLocationEvent()
        Console.WriteLine("Enter any key to quit.")
        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub

End Module

Remarks

The GeoCoordinateWatcher class supplies coordinate-based location data from the current location provider. The current location provider is prioritized as the highest on the computer, based on a number of factors, such as the age and accuracy of the data from all providers, the accuracy requested by location applications, and the power consumption and performance impact associated with the location provider. The current location provider might change over time, for instance, when a GPS device loses its satellite signal indoors and a Wi-Fi triangulation provider becomes the most accurate provider on the computer.

To begin accessing location data, create a GeoCoordinateWatcher and call Start or TryStart to initiate the acquisition of data from the current location provider.

The Status property can be checked to determine if data is available. If data is available, you can get the location one time from the Position property, or receive continuous location updates by handling the PositionChanged event.

The Permission, Status, and Position properties support INotifyPropertyChanged, so that an application can data-bind to these properties.

In Windows 7, all the System.Device.Location classes are fully functional if a location provider is installed and able to resolve the computer's location.

Note In versions of Windows prior to Windows 7, the following conditions apply:

• All System.Device.Location objects that have constructors can be created, but the Status property will always have the value Disabled.

• The location indicated by the Location property of Position will always be Unknown.

• No location events will be raised.

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Events

Explicit Interface Implementations

Applies to