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Location API

Overview of the Location API technology.

To develop Location API, you need these headers:

For programming guidance for this technology, see:

Enumerations

 
LOCATION_REPORT_STATUS

Defines possible status for new reports of a particular report type.

Functions

 
Connect

Used by Windows Store app browsers in Windows 8 to notify the location platform that an app has been suspended (disconnect) and restored (connect). (ILocationPower.Connect)
Disconnect

Used by Windows Store app browsers in Windows 8 to notify the location platform that an app has been suspended (disconnect) and restored (connect). (ILocationPower.Disconnect)
GetAddressLine1

Retrieves the first line of a street address.
GetAddressLine2

Retrieves the second line of a street address.
GetAltitude

Retrieves the altitude, in meters. Altitude is relative to the reference ellipsoid.
GetAltitudeError

Retrieves the altitude error, in meters.
GetCity

Retrieves the city name.
GetCountryRegion

Retrieves the two-letter country or region code.
GetDesiredAccuracy

Retrieves the current requested accuracy setting.
GetDetailLevel

Reserved. (ICivicAddressReport.GetDetailLevel)
GetErrorRadius

Retrieves a distance from the reported location, in meters. Combined with the location reported as the origin, this radius describes the circle in which the actual location is probably located.
GetLatitude

Retrieves the latitude, in degrees.
GetLongitude

Retrieves the longitude, in degrees.
GetPostalCode

Retrieves the postal code.
GetReport

Retrieves the specified report type from the default location provider.
GetReport

Retrieves a location report.
GetReportInterval

Retrieves the requested amount of time, in milliseconds, between report events.
GetReportStatus

Retrieves the status for the specified report type.
GetSensorID

Retrieves the ID of the sensor that generated the location report.
GetStateProvince

Retrieves the state or province name.
GetTimestamp

Retrieves the date and time when the report was generated.
GetValue

Retrieves a property value from the location report.
OnLocationChanged

Called when a new location report is available.
OnStatusChanged

Called when a report status changes.
RegisterForReport

Requests location report events.
RequestPermissions

Opens a system dialog box to request user permission to enable location devices.
SetDesiredAccuracy

Specifies the accuracy to be used.
SetReport

Sets the default location.
SetReportInterval

Specifies the requested minimum amount of time, in milliseconds, between report events.
UnregisterForReport

Stops event notifications for the specified report type.

Interfaces

 
ICivicAddressReport

ICivicAddressReport represents a location report that contains information in the form of a street address.
IDefaultLocation

IDefaultLocation provides methods used to specify or retrieve the default location.
ILatLongReport

ILatLongReport represents a location report that contains information in the form of latitude and longitude.
ILocation

Provides methods used to manage location reports, event registration, and sensor permissions.
ILocationEvents

ILocationEvents provides callback methods that you must implement if you want to receive event notifications.
ILocationPower

Used by Windows Store app browsers in Windows 8 to notify the location platform that an app has been suspended (disconnect) and restored (connect). (ILocationPower)
ILocationReport

The parent interface for location reports.