Geometry

  • The MGLClockDirectionFormatter class provides properly formatted descriptions of headings relative to the user, known as clock positions. For example, a value of 90 may be formatted as “3 o’clock”, depending on the locale.

    Use this class to create localized heading strings when displaying directions relative to the user’s current location and heading. To format a direction irrespective of the user’s orientation, use MGLCompassDirectionFormatter instead.

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    Declaration

    Objective-C

    @interface MGLClockDirectionFormatter : NSFormatter

    Swift

    class MGLClockDirectionFormatter : Formatter
  • The MGLCompassDirectionFormatter class provides properly formatted descriptions of absolute headings. For example, a value of 90 may be formatted as “east”, depending on the locale.

    Use this class to create localized heading strings when displaying directions irrespective of the user’s current location. To format a direction relative to the user’s current location, use MGLClockDirectionFormatter instead.

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    Declaration

    Objective-C

    @interface MGLCompassDirectionFormatter : NSFormatter

    Swift

    class MGLCompassDirectionFormatter : Formatter
  • The MGLCoordinateFormatter class provides properly formatted descriptions of geographic coordinate pairs. Use this class to create localized coordinate strings when displaying location information to users.

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    Declaration

    Objective-C

    @interface MGLCoordinateFormatter : NSFormatter

    Swift

    class MGLCoordinateFormatter : Formatter