6 Answers

• I believe the getCurrentPosition function it's async, so you will need to put the logging function inside it. not outside.

    else {
              if (e.coords.accuracy <= 500) {
                 mylongitude = e.coords.longitude;
                 mylatitude = e.coords.latitude;
                 Titanium.Geolocation.reverseGeocoder(mylatitude, mylongitude, function(evt){
                    var places = evt.places;
                    entry_address = places[0].address;
                 });
  
   Titanium.API.info('Event handler: ' + mylongitude + ' (long) ' + mylatitude + ' (lat) ')
  
  
              }
           }
  
        });
  

• Can you post your part of the code that is not working? May be some variables scope issue

• Ok
  I did not test it, but what I saw at a first glance is that you are trying to return the values on an async function ( which doesn't work ).

  You are doing something like this

  var retValue = getMyLocation()
  

  What really happens is this:

  the getMyLocation() function starts, initiate the Titanium.Geolocation.getCurrentPosition() function async then exists.
  the Titanium.Geolocation.getCurrentPosition function starts the gps, do it's stuf and finishes a lot later than your function closes. That means to be async.
  You will have to call all your location dependent function like the

  alert(typeof(retValue));
  

  when Titanium.Geolocation.getCurrentPosition finishes, so instead of

   return theLocation;
  

  and of course to handle the error case too.

  Actually you are doing it very well in the button event where you triggering the openSaleWindow.

  Now if you cannot wait you could "fool" a little the user, starting the geolocation exactly whan the app opens and cache it, being async you can go on with the rest of the interface, and when u have the location data use openSaleWindow

  If you need more time, use a activity indicator.

  Let me know if it makes sense.

• Well you can do this for sure. But I think it's against the user's expectations to need to refresh the location by himself.
  If you want to do this(get the location by request ),the best way is to let the user his location is updated with an activity indicator, that it's hidden when the function() the async one ends and you open or refresh the saleswindow.

• Hi Tim,

  I am experiencing the same issue. Did you get to a solution here?

  João

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