iPhone Development - CLLocationManager vs. MapKit
- by Mustafa
If i want to show userLocation on the map, and at the same time record the user's location, is it a good idea to add an observer to userLocation.location and record the locations, OR should i still use CLLocationManager for recording user location and use mapView.showUserLocation to show the user's current location (blue indicator)? I want to show the default blue indicator supported by the MapKit API.
Also, here's a rough sample code:
- (void)viewDidLoad {
...
locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
locationManager.distanceFilter = DISTANCE_FILTER_VALUE;
locationManager.delegate = self;
[locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
myMapView.showUserLocation = YES;
[myMapView addObserver:self forKeyPath:@"userLocation.location" options:0 context:nil];
...
}
- (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context {
// Record the location information
// ...
}
- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateToLocation:(CLLocation *)newLocation fromLocation:(CLLocation *)oldLocation {
NSLog(@"%s begins.", __FUNCTION__);
// Make sure that the location returned has the desired accuracy
if (newLocation.horizontalAccuracy <= manager.desiredAccuracy)
return;
// Record the location information
// ...
}
Under the hood, i think MKMapView also uses CLLocationManager to get user's current location? So, will this create any problems because i believe both CLLocationManager and MapView will try to use same location services? Will there be any conflicts and lack of accurate/required or current data?
