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我目前正在编写的应用程序涉及地点。创建地点的主要方法是输入地址。提供一种方便的方式来做到这一点对于用户体验来说非常重要。
当前解决方案
在调查了这个问题一段时间后,我得出的结论是,最好的方法是基于当前位置和用户输入(如在 Google Map 应用程序中)自动完成的文本区域。由于很遗憾 Google Map API 没有提供此功能,因此我必须自己实现它。
当前实施
为了获得地址建议,我使用Geocoder。这些建议由自定义ArrayAdaptor通过自定义Filter提供给AutoCompleteTextView。
ArrayAdapter(一些代码已被删除)
public class AddressAutoCompleteAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Address> {
@Inject private LayoutInflater layoutInflater;
private ArrayList<Address> suggested;
private ArrayList<Address> lastSuggested;
private String lastInput = null;
private AddressLoader addrLoader;
public AddressAutoCompleteAdapter(Activity activity,
AddressLoaderFactory addrLoaderFact,
int maxSuggestionsCount) {
super(activity,R.layout.autocomplete_address_item);
suggested = new ArrayList<Address>();
lastSuggested = new ArrayList<Address>();
addrLoader = addrLoaderFact.create(10);
}
...
@Override
public Filter getFilter() {
Filter myFilter = new Filter() {
...
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@Override
protected FilterResults performFiltering(CharSequence constraint) {
Log.d("MyPlaces","performFiltring call");
FilterResults filterResults = new FilterResults();
boolean debug = false;
if(constraint != null) {
// Load address
try {
suggested = addrLoader.load(constraint.toString());
}
catch(IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
Log.d("MyPlaces","No data conection avilable");
/* ToDo : put something useful here */
}
// If the address loader returns some results
if (suggested.size() > 0) {
filterResults.values = suggested;
filterResults.count = suggested.size();
// If there are no result with the given input we check last input and result.
// If the new input is more accurate than the previous, display result for the
// previous one.
} else if (constraint.toString().contains(lastInput)) {
debug = true;
Log.d("MyPlaces","Keep last suggestion : " + lastSuggested.get(0).toString());
filterResults.values = lastSuggested;
filterResults.count = lastSuggested.size();
} else {
filterResults.values = new ArrayList<Address>();
filterResults.count = 0;
}
if ( filterResults.count > 0) {
lastSuggested = (ArrayList<Address>) filterResults.values;
}
lastInput = constraint.toString();
}
if (debug) {
Log.d("MyPlaces","filter result count :" + filterResults.count);
}
return filterResults;
}
@Override
protected void publishResults(CharSequence contraint, FilterResults results) {
AddressAutoCompleteAdapter.this.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
};
return myFilter;
}
...
AddressLoader(一些代码已被删除)
public class GeocoderAddressLoader implements AddressLoader {
private Application app;
private int maxSuggestionsCount;
private LocationManager locationManager;
@Inject
public GeocoderAddressLoader(
Application app,
LocationManager locationManager,
@Assisted int maxSuggestionsCount){
this.maxSuggestionsCount = maxSuggestionsCount;
this.app = app;
this.locationManager = locationManager;
}
/**
* Take a string representing an address or a place and return a list of corresponding
* addresses
* @param addrString A String representing an address or place
* @return List of Address corresponding to the given address description
* @throws IOException If Geocoder API cannot be called
*/
public ArrayList<Address> load(String addrString) throws IOException {
//Try to filter with the current location
Location current = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(app,Locale.getDefault());
ArrayList<Address> local = new ArrayList<Address>();
if (current != null) {
local = (ArrayList<Address>) geocoder.getFromLocationName(
addrString,
maxSuggestionsCount,
current.getLatitude()-0.1,
current.getLongitude()-0.1,
current.getLatitude()+0.1,
current.getLongitude()+0.1);
}
if (local.size() < maxSuggestionsCount) {
ArrayList<Address> global = (ArrayList<Address>) geocoder.getFromLocationName(
addrString, maxSuggestionsCount - local.size());
for (Address globalAddr : global) {
if (!containsAddress(local,globalAddr))
local.add(globalAddr);
}
}
return local;
}
...
问题
这个实现确实有效,但并不完美。
AddressLoader 有一些输入的奇怪行为。
例如如果用户想输入这个地址
10 rue Guy Ropartz 54600 Villers-les-Nancy
当他进入时:
10 rue Guy
有一些建议,但不是所需的地址。
如果在达到此输入时他继续输入文本:
10 rue Guy Ro
建议消失。当输入时,最终出现所需的地址
10 rue Guy Ropart
我认为这对用户来说是令人不安的。奇怪的是没有“10 rue Guy Ro”的建议,而有“10 rue Guy”和“10 rue Guy Ropart”的建议......
一种可能的解决方法
我想一个可能的解决方法来解决这个问题并尝试实施它。这个想法是如果在输入更长的地址后没有 AdressLoader 建议的地址,则保留先前的建议。在我们的示例中,当输入为"10 rue Guy Ro"时,保留"10 rue Guy"建议。
不幸的是,我的代码不起作用。当我处于这种情况时,代码的大部分内容已达到:
else if (constraint.toString().contains(lastInput)) {
debug = true;
Log.d("MyPlaces","Keep last suggestion : " + lastSuggested.get(0).toString());
filterResults.values = lastSuggested;
filterResults.count = lastSuggested.size();
}
并且performFiltering返回的 FilterResult充满了好的建议,但它没有出现在视图中。也许我错过了publishResults中的一些东西......
问题
- 地理编码器有时会出现奇怪的行为,也许有更好的方法来获取地址建议?
- 你能建议我一个比我描述的更好的解决方法吗?
- 实施我的解决方法有什么问题?
更新
出于兼容性考虑,我基于Google Geocode Http API实现了一个新的 AddressLoader (因为默认的 Android 地理编码器服务并非在所有设备上都可用)。它重现了完全相同的奇怪行为。