What is the location package?

Get the device location with the location package.

What is the location package?

The location package is used to read the device's GPS position. You create an instance of the Location class and obtain the position through this instance. The location data comes as latitude and longitude.

final location = Location();
final data = await location.getLocation();
print(data.latitude);

LocationData and latitude

The getLocation method returns a LocationData object. Its latitude and longitude fields give the position coordinates. Latitude is the distance from the equator, and longitude is the distance from the prime meridian.

final data = await location.getLocation();
print(data.latitude);
print(data.longitude);

Exercise Create a Location instance

Create a Location instance and print 'ok'.

Show example solution

class Location {
  Location();
}

void main() {
  final location = Location();
  print('ok');
}

Test yourself

How is an instance of the Location class created?
- new Location()
- Location()
- Location.instance
- Location.create()
Show answer

Location() — To create an instance of the Location class you call the Location() constructor; the parentheses are required.

Create a Location instance

final location = ____;

Show answer

final location = Location();

location parts

Location

Location service class
LocationData

Location data
latitude

Latitude
longitude

Longitude

Next lesson: getLocation

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