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Metalhead1247
Metalhead1247

Reputation: 1978

Add location to EKEvent IOS Calendar

How to add the location not just NSString but with latitude and longitude ,so it shows a map too in the Calendar?

<EKCalendarItem>

https://developer.apple.com/LIBRARY/ios/documentation/EventKit/Reference/EKCalendarItemClassRef/index.html#//apple_ref/occ/instp/EKCalendarItem/location

@property(nonatomic, copy) NSString *location;

Code : 

 EKEventStore *store = [[EKEventStore alloc] init];
[store requestAccessToEntityType:EKEntityTypeEvent completion:^(BOOL granted, NSError *error) {
    if (!granted) { return; }
    EKEvent *event = [EKEvent eventWithEventStore:store];
    event.title = @"Event Title";
    event.startDate = [NSDate date]; //today
    event.endDate = [event.startDate dateByAddingTimeInterval:60*60];  //set 1 hour meeting
    event.notes=@"Note";
    event.location=@"Eiffel Tower,Paris"; //how do i add Lat & long / CLLocation?
    event.URL=[NSURL  URLWithString:shareUrl];
    [event setCalendar:[store defaultCalendarForNewEvents]];
    NSError *err = nil;
    [store saveEvent:event span:EKSpanThisEvent commit:YES error:&err];
    NSString *savedEventId = event.eventIdentifier;  //this is so you can access this event later
}];

Example

Upvotes: 9

Views: 5397

Answers (3)

denkeni
denkeni

Reputation: 989

The property structuredLocation is available on iOS 9, though EKEvent documentation doesn't mention it (Update: it's finally here) , but structuredLocation does exist in EKEvent public header file, and you can check it inside Xcode. No need to use KVC to set it after iOS 9.

Swift version as follows:

let location = CLLocation(latitude: 25.0340, longitude: 121.5645)
let structuredLocation = EKStructuredLocation(title: placeName)  // same title with ekEvent.location
structuredLocation.geoLocation = location
ekEvent.structuredLocation = structuredLocation

Upvotes: 16

Michael E
Michael E

Reputation: 674

It's pretty bizarre that there is no documentation for this, but this is how you add a geoLocation to a calendar event.

EKStructuredLocation* structuredLocation = [EKStructuredLocation locationWithTitle:@"Location"]; // locationWithTitle has the same behavior as event.location
CLLocation* location = [[CLLocation alloc] initWithLatitude:0.0 longitude:0.0];
structuredLocation.geoLocation = location;

[event setValue:structuredLocation forKey:@"structuredLocation"];

Upvotes: 6

Andrew Bennett
Andrew Bennett

Reputation: 930

You might be able to use setValue:ForKey: on the EKEvent after creating a EKStructuredLocation, the key is 'structuredLocation'

Upvotes: 0

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