MKMapItem Class encapsulates information about a specific points on a map. The information include the map location and other data that might be relevant such as the name of a business like restaurant at a location. our application uses this class to share-related data with the Map application. There are two ways to use this class.Apps that are able to display point-to-point directions can receive request from map app following a request from the User to use your app for routing.The request is done by a user who want to travel from one location to another.Routing is helpful as it shows direction between two locations. With routing,route between two locations are displayed. Therefore the directions request contain map items with the start and end points used when creating the directions.
The second way to use this class is to create items in your app and allow the map app to display them, for example if your app allow the user to display list of Restaurants or Search for Restaurants ,you can create a restaurant for each location and ask the Map to display pins at the corresponding locations of each restaurant. You can use this class to create an item in your app and it is displayed on the pins in the map.
Most time the MKMapItem is used to represent fixed locations on the map like business locations but mapItemForCurrentLocation method with the help of Core Location can help us to create item that represent the user current location.Therefore if you need the actual location of the user, you must use the Core Location framework to retrieve it. we need authorisation to access the User current Location and we can access it using NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription.
In Conclusion,MKMapItem help user when it comes to routing which is helpful when showing direction between
two locations. It’s also helpful when we want to create new item and we want it displayed on the Map in form of pins.
The second way to use this class is to create items in your app and allow the map app to display them, for example if your app allow the user to display list of Restaurants or Search for Restaurants ,you can create a restaurant for each location and ask the Map to display pins at the corresponding locations of each restaurant. You can use this class to create an item in your app and it is displayed on the pins in the map.
Most time the MKMapItem is used to represent fixed locations on the map like business locations but mapItemForCurrentLocation method with the help of Core Location can help us to create item that represent the user current location.Therefore if you need the actual location of the user, you must use the Core Location framework to retrieve it. we need authorisation to access the User current Location and we can access it using NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription.
In Conclusion,MKMapItem help user when it comes to routing which is helpful when showing direction between
two locations. It’s also helpful when we want to create new item and we want it displayed on the Map in form of pins.