Build Location Apps on iOS with Swift: Use Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Mapbox to Code Location Aware Mobile Apps

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J. LinwoodBuild Location Apps on iOS with Swifthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6083-8_9

9. Using Directions with the Google Directions API

Jeffrey Linwood¹ 

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Austin, TX, USA

 

The Google Directions API is a simple HTTPS API that lets you get driving directions to a destination. The Google Directions API does not have a native Swift implementation from Google – instead, you make an HTTPS API call to Google and parse the JSON results in the response. Part of a successful response is a path that can be turned into a polyline and displayed on the map.

This chapter builds on the work done in Chapters 7 and 8. In Chapter 7, we set up a basic iOS application project using CocoaPods with the Google Maps API. In Chapter 8, we discussed ...