Pulling XML from Google Maps geocoder API

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linton.jon

Pulling XML from Google Maps geocoder API

in Core Library Questions • 1 year ago

Anybody done this before? I keep getting a REQUEST_DENIED when I run this, but I checked the geocoding documentation, and it says that a key is not required...any ideas?

void setup(){

size(600, 600);

}

void draw(){

background(0);

String url = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&sensor=true_or_false";

XMLElement xmlFeed = new XMLElement(this, url);

int numEntries = xmlFeed.getChildCount();

for (int i=0; i<numEntries; i++) {

XMLElement entry = xmlFeed.getChild(i);

XMLElement[] kids = entry.getChildren();

println(xmlFeed);

}

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Jonny Stu..

Re: Pulling XML from Google Maps geocoder API

1 year ago

The Google example you've worked from is confusing. The sensor value needs to be "true" OR "false" so either of these work:

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String url = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&sensor=true";

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String url = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&sensor=false";

You should move all the querying code to a separate function and call it from setup(). Calling an internet API at draw rate isn't good practice.

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