SL

I am trying to write a java programs on windows xp which will show google
maps. I suppose it will have to do with web services as done by a browser.

Being pretty new with java, can anybody offer some tips ?

Thanks.

Jeff Higgins

On 02/15/2012 01:34 AM, SL wrote:
> I am trying to write a java programs on windows xp which will show google
> maps. I suppose it will have to do with web services as done by a browser.
>
> Being pretty new with java, can anybody offer some tips ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Documentation begins here.
<http://code.google.com/apis/maps/index.html>

Roedy Green

On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:34:03 +0800, "SL" <sb5309@hotmail.com> wrote,
quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :

>Being pretty new with java, can anybody offer some tips ?

It is best to start with the simplest imaginable program and get that
working, then gradually add features.

That way you are always building on a correct understanding of the
API.

It is so easy to misinterpret documentation and create a giant mess
you cannot begin to debug.

Try using Google to find sample code snippets.
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One of the most useful comments you can put in a program is
"If you change this, remember to change ?XXX? too".

jebblue

On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:34:03 +0800, SL wrote:

> I am trying to write a java programs on windows xp which will show
> google maps. I suppose it will have to do with web services as done by a
> browser.
>
> Being pretty new with java, can anybody offer some tips ?
>
> Thanks.

If when you say "web services as done by a browser" you mean
[web services used by a browser application similar to Maps]
then OK.

Try this, not kidding, type into Google Search, "how
to program Google Maps". Check out the link titled:

"Google Maps API Family"

Watch out for licensing. There is also a great open source
maps project, Open Street Maps, although I don't think
they have satellite imagery.

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