Question

I am trying to create a simple app to get user coordinates on an Android phone using VS 2010 and Mono for Android. All samples seem to be in java which, as I’m not a java developer, is confusing. If anyone has some sample code using only C# it would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

You can create a listener by implementing the ILocationListener interface. This is a sample for an activity that also acts as a location listener (though it can be a separate class if you want too):

[Activity(Label = "Location Demo")]
public class LocationActivity : Activity, ILocationListener
{
    protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);

        SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main);

        var locationManager = (LocationManager)GetSystemService(LocationService);

        var criteria = new Criteria { Accuracy = Accuracy.NoRequirement };
        string bestProvider = locationManager.GetBestProvider(criteria, true);

        locationManager.RequestLocationUpdates(bestProvider, 5000, 2, this);
    }

    public void OnLocationChanged(Location location)
    {
    }

    public void OnProviderDisabled(string provider)
    {
    }

    public void OnProviderEnabled(string provider)
    {
    }

    public void OnStatusChanged(string provider, Availability status, Bundle extras)
    {
    }
}

I have a similar sample up here that reads in the coordinates and prints them to the screen.