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import javax.microedition.midlet.*;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.*;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Command;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.CommandListener;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Display;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Displayable;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Form;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.StringItem;
import javax.microedition.location.*;
import javax.microedition.location.Coordinates;
import javax.microedition.location.Criteria;
import javax.microedition.location.Location;
import javax.microedition.location.LocationException;
import javax.microedition.location.LocationProvider;
import javax.microedition.midlet.MIDlet;
import java.util.*;

public class LocSearch extends MIDlet implements CommandListener
{
private Display display;
private Form form;
private Command exitCommand;
private Command refreshCommand;
private StringItem text;
public String str;
// private LandmarkImpl landmark = null;
private Location location;
private LocationProvider locationProvider;
private Coordinates coordinates;
private Criteria criteria;
public Alert alert;
private Timer tm;
// private Object reversegeocoder;

//<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Generated Fields ">
//</editor-fold>

/**
* The LocSearch constructor.
*/
public LocSearch()
{
form = new Form("Finding location.");
tm = new Timer();
exitCommand = new Command("Exit", Command.EXIT, 2);
refreshCommand = new Command("Refresh", Command.OK, 1);

text = new StringItem("Your position:", "\nPress \"Refresh\"");
form.append(text);

form.addCommand(exitCommand);
form.addCommand(refreshCommand);
form.setCommandListener(this);

display = Display.getDisplay(this);
display.setCurrent(form);

// Set criteria for selecting a location provider:
// accurate to 500 meters horizontally
criteria = new Criteria();
criteria.setHorizontalAccuracy(500);

try {
// Get an instance of the provider
locationProvider = LocationProvider.getInstance(criteria);
} catch (LocationException e) {
return;
}

if (locationProvider == null ) {
text.setText("Location API failed.");
form.removeCommand(refreshCommand);
}
}


private void initialize() {
}

public void startMIDlet() {
String string;
string = "Calculating position...";
text.setText(string);

// while(!exitCommand)
{
try{
tm.wait(9000);
checkLocation();
}catch (Exception e) {
return;
}
}


}
public void resumeMIDlet() {
// write pre-action user code here

// write post-action user code here
}


public void switchDisplayable(Alert alert, Displayable nextDisplayable) {
// write pre-switch user code here
Display display = getDisplay();
if (alert == null) {
display.setCurrent(nextDisplayable);
} else {
display.setCurrent(alert, nextDisplayable);
}
// write post-switch user code here
}
//</editor-fold>
private void checkLocation()
{
String string;

try {
// Request the location, setting a one-minute timeout
location = locationProvider.getLocation(100);
} catch (LocationException e) {
return;
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
return;
}
coordinates = location.getQualifiedCoordinates();
if (coordinates != null) {
// Use coordinate information
double lat = coordinates.getLatitude();
double lon = coordinates.getLongitude();
string = "\nLatitude : " + lat + "\nLongitude : " + lon;
location.getAddressInfo();

} else
{
string = "Calculating position, no fix yet.";
}
text.setText(string);
}
public Display getDisplay () {
return Display.getDisplay(this);
}
public void exitMIDlet() {
switchDisplayable (null, null);
destroyApp(true);
notifyDestroyed();
}
public void startApp() {
checkLocation();
}
public void pauseApp() {
}
public void destroyApp(boolean unconditional) {
}
public void commandAction(Command c, Displayable d)
{
if (c == refreshCommand) {
checkLocation();
} else if (c == exitCommand) {
notifyDestroyed();
}
}
}

Hi,

GetLocation returns a Location object. But the name will then be the latitude / longitude pair. FindAddressResults returns a collection of location objects. Also is ObjectsFromPoint. The Locations can be street addresses, postcodes, points of interest or other.

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