I would like to use MKLocalSearch to display results for a pre-defined string with results relevant to the users position, however all the examples I have seen so far require or use MKMapView to set the users location, and perhaps use the search bar to gather the text needed for the search.
I would simply like to perform the search on a predefined string and load the results in a tableview, without first having a map, is there a good example of how to do this?
Editing to add more detail, including the code I am currently trying to use. This code does not produce a table of results.
Further edit: Anna below has pointed out that the problem might be in UISearchDisplayController, however I have ripped the current code straight out of a working example project, so I really can't see where things are going wrong or why UISearchDisplayController is not showing the results.
header file:
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <MapKit/MapKit.h>
#import <CoreLocation/CoreLocation.h>
@interface CallACabViewController : UIViewController <CLLocationManagerDelegate, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate, UISearchDisplayDelegate>
{
CLLocationManager *locationManager;
MKLocalSearch *localSearch;
MKLocalSearchResponse *results;
}
-(IBAction)closeButtonClicked:(id)sender;
@end
implementation file:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
locationManager.delegate = self;
[self.searchDisplayController setDelegate:self];
locationManager.distanceFilter = kCLDistanceFilterNone;
locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
[locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
}
#pragma mark - LocationUpdating
-(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateLocations:(NSArray *)locations
{
CLLocation *newLocation = [locations lastObject];
CLLocation *oldLocation;
if (locations.count > 1) {
oldLocation = [locations objectAtIndex:locations.count-2];
} else {
oldLocation = nil;
}
NSLog(@"didUpdateToLocation %@ from %@", newLocation, oldLocation);
MKCoordinateRegion userLocation = MKCoordinateRegionMakeWithDistance(newLocation.coordinate, 1500.00, 1500.00);
[self performSearch:userLocation];
}
#pragma mark - Search Methods
-(void)performSearch:(MKCoordinateRegion)aRegion
{
// Cancel any previous searches.
[localSearch cancel];
[locationManager stopUpdatingLocation];
// Perform a new search.
MKLocalSearchRequest *request = [[MKLocalSearchRequest alloc] init];
request.naturalLanguageQuery = @"taxi";
request.region = aRegion;
[UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = YES;
localSearch = [[MKLocalSearch alloc] initWithRequest:request];
[localSearch startWithCompletionHandler:^(MKLocalSearchResponse *response, NSError *error){
[UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = NO;
if (error != nil) {
[[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"Map Error",nil)
message:[error localizedDescription]
delegate:nil
cancelButtonTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"OK",nil) otherButtonTitles:nil] show];
return;
}
if ([response.mapItems count] == 0) {
[[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"No Results",nil)
message:nil
delegate:nil
cancelButtonTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"OK",nil) otherButtonTitles:nil] show];
return;
}
results = response;
[self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView reloadData];
}];
NSLog(@"DEBUG");
}
#pragma mark - TableView Delegate Methods
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
return [results.mapItems count];
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *IDENTIFIER = @"SearchResultsCell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:IDENTIFIER];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:IDENTIFIER];
}
MKMapItem *item = results.mapItems[indexPath.row];
cell.textLabel.text = item.name;
cell.detailTextLabel.text = item.placemark.addressDictionary[@"Street"];
return cell;
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
[self.searchDisplayController setActive:NO animated:YES];
}
-(IBAction)closeButtonClicked:(id)sender
{
[locationManager stopUpdatingLocation];
[self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
}
@end