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Google Map for RCP Application [message #488826]

Wed, 30 September 2009 12:38

cenk Mising name

Messages: 159
Registered: July 2009

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Hello;

How can I use google map in RCP Application. Is there any library or plugin?

Thank you

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Re: Google Map for RCP Application [message #488838 is a reply to message #488826]

Wed, 30 September 2009 13:19

Paul Webster

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Registered: July 2009
Location: Ottawa

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You would have to check with google to see if they have a java library for google maps ... then you would just use that.

You can (AFAIK) use the brute force approach:
browser = new Browser(browserParent, SWT.NONE);
// ...
browser.setUrl("http://maps.google.com/maps?q="
+ exif.getGpsLatitude() + "+" + exif.getGpsLongitude());

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Re: Google Map for RCP Application [message #488854 is a reply to message #488826]

Wed, 30 September 2009 13:52

John Bradley

Messages: 14
Registered: July 2009

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As was suggested in a previous reply: I had some success building a prototype plugin that used google maps. It was dynamic too: the use could add points by clicking on the map. As was suggested it used the SWT browser object. Passing commands to the browser was relatively OK by preparing and sending it javascript to run throw the execute(String) method. Getting data out was possible (by listening to the browser status Text with method addStatusTextListener(...) and within the browser have results to be passed to Eclipse sent to the status line -- although I found this a little "clunky" let us say.

My application was only a prototype, so I don't know how well it would have held up in the real world.

Get in touch with me if you'd like to see the code.

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