First of all add & Import CoreLocation and MapKit framework in your class.
If you are working with iOS 8 you must include the NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription key in info.plist file of your current project to get the location services to work.
import UIKit
import CoreLocation
import MapKit
class ViewController: UIViewController, CLLocationManagerDelegate
{
@IBOutlet weak var map: MKMapView!
let locationManager = CLLocationManager()
override func viewDidLoad()
{
super.viewDidLoad()
self.map.mapType = MKMapType.Standard
self.map.showsUserLocation = true
self.map.removeAnnotations(self.map.annotations)
locationManager.delegate = self
locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization()
locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
let location = self.locationManager.location
var latitude: Double = location.coordinate.latitude
var longitude: Double = location.coordinate.longitude
println("current latitude :: \(latitude)")
println("current longitude :: \(longitude)")
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning()
{
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
}
You have to override CLLocationManager.didUpdateLocations (part of CLLocationManagerDelegate) to get notified when the location manager retrieves the current location:
func locationManager(manager: CLLocationManager!, didUpdateLocations locations: [AnyObject]!)
{
//-
let location = locations.last as CLLocation
let center = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: location.coordinate.latitude, longitude: location.coordinate.longitude)
let region = MKCoordinateRegion(center: center, span: MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 0.01, longitudeDelta: 0.01))
self.map.setRegion(region, animated: true)
// Add an annotation on Map View
var point: MKPointAnnotation! = MKPointAnnotation()
point.coordinate = location.coordinate
point.title = "Current Location"
point.subtitle = "sub title"
self.map.addAnnotation(point)
//stop updating location to save battery life
locationManager.stopUpdatingLocation()
}
//--- Uncomment to add custom annotation view ---//
/*
//--- use this code to add custom image (Annotation) for pin point ---//
func mapView(mapView: MKMapView!, viewForAnnotation annotation: MKAnnotation!) -> MKAnnotationView!
{
if !(annotation is MKPointAnnotation)
{
return nil
}
let reuseId = "test"
var anView = mapView.dequeueReusableAnnotationViewWithIdentifier(reuseId)
if anView == nil
{
anView = MKAnnotationView(annotation: annotation, reuseIdentifier: reuseId)
anView.image = UIImage(named:"1.png")
anView.canShowCallout = true
}
else
{
anView.annotation = annotation
}
return anView
}
*/
}
