Calculate routing summary
To useText Search (New) orNearby Search (New) to calculate the travel duration and distance to each place in the response:
Pass the
RoutingParametersparameter in the request, usingsetOrigin()to specify the latitude and longitude coordinates of the routing origin. This parameter is required to calculate the duration and distance to each place in the response.When building the request object, add
.setRoutingSummariesIncluded(true).
Use Text Search (New)
In the following request, you calculate the travel duration and distance to each place in the Text Search (New) response:
// Specify the list of fields to return.finalList<Place.Field>placeFields=Arrays.asList(Place.Field.ID,Place.Field.NAME);// Define the routing parameters object and pass the routing origin.RoutingParametersroutingParameters=RoutingParameters.builder().setOrigin(toLatLng("-33.8688, 151.1957362")).build();// Use the builder to create a SearchByTextRequest object and pass the routing parameters.// Set setRoutingSummariesIncluded to true.finalSearchByTextRequestsearchByTextRequest=SearchByTextRequest.builder("Spicy Vegetarian Food in Sydney, Australia",placeFields).setMaxResultCount(10).setRoutingParameters(routingParameters).setRoutingSummariesIncluded(true).build();// Call PlacesClient.searchByText() to perform the search.// Define a response handler to process the returned Lists of Place objects, RoutingSummary objects, and Leg objects.placesClient.searchByText(searchByTextRequest).addOnSuccessListener(response->{List<Place>places=response.getPlaces();List<RoutingSummary>routingSummaries=response.getRoutingSummaries();List<Leg>legs=routingSummaries.get(0).getLegs();Durationduration=legs.get(0).getDuration();});
TheSearchByTextResponse class represents the response from a search request. You can callSearchByTextResponse.getRoutingSummaries() to return the list of routing summaries. ASearchByTextResponse object also contains:
- A list of
Placeobjects that represent all matching places, with onePlaceobject per matching place. - Each
Placeobject only contains the fields defined by the field list passed in the request.
duration anddistanceMeters to each place. It does not contain the actual route itself. To calculatethe route, use the Routes API, passing to it the origin and location of the destination place.Use Nearby Search
In this example, you calculate the travel duration and distance to each place inthe Nearby Search response. This example searches for restaurants in Sydney,Australia and sets the location restriction and the routing origin to the samelatitude and longitude coordinate:
// Specify the list of fields to return.finalList<Place.Field>placeFields=Arrays.asList(Place.Field.ID,Place.Field.NAME);// Define the search area as a 500 meter diameter circle in Sydney, Australia.LatLngcenter=newLatLng(-33.8688,151.1957362);CircularBoundscircle=CircularBounds.newInstance(center,/* radius = */500);// Define the routing parameters object and pass the routing origin.RoutingParametersroutingParameters=RoutingParameters.builder().setOrigin(toLatLng("-33.8688, 151.1957362")).build();// Use the builder to create a SearchNearbyRequest object and pass the routing parameters.// Set setRoutingSummariesIncluded to true.finalSearchNearbyRequestsearchNearbyRequest=SearchNearbyRequest.builder(/* location restriction = */circle,placeFields).setIncludedTypes(includedTypes).setMaxResultCount(10).setRoutingParameters(routingParameters).setRoutingSummariesIncluded(true).build();// Call PlacesClient.searchNearby() to perform the search.// Define a response handler to process the returned Lists of Place objects, RoutingSummary objects, and Leg objects.placesClient.searchNearby(searchNearbyRequest).addOnSuccessListener(response->{List<Place>places=response.getPlaces();List<RoutingSummary>routingSummaries=response.getRoutingSummaries();List<Leg>legs=routingSummaries.get(0).getLegs();Durationduration=legs.get(0).getDuration();});
TheSearchNearbyResponse class represents the response from a search request. You can callSearchNearbyResponse.getRoutingSummaries() to return the list of routing summaries. ASearchNearbyResponse object also contains:
- A list of
Placeobjects that represent all matching places, with onePlaceobject per matching place. - Each
Placeobject only contains the fields defined by the field list passed in the request.
You don't have to use the same coordinates for the location restriction and the for routing origin. For example, you set the locations restriction to the center point of Sydney to restrict the search results to that circle. But you then set the routing origin to the coordinates of your house, meaning to a different location within the search circle. The request then restricts the search results to the circle, and calculates the routing summaries based on the location of your house.
Specify travel options
By default, the duration and distance calculations are for a car. However, youcan control the vehicle type, as well as other options, in the search.
Use
Note: The Routes API also supports a mode ofroutingParameters.setTravelMode()to set the mode of transportation toDRIVE,BICYCLE,WALK, orTWO_WHEELER. For more information on these options, seeAvailable vehicle types for routes.TRANSIT, but that mode is not supported by the Places API.Note: TheTWO_WHEELERoption is only supported in those countries listed atCountries and regions supported for two-wheeled vehicles.- Use
routingParameters.setRoutingPreference()to set the routing preference option toTRAFFIC_UNAWARE(default),TRAFFIC_AWARE, orTRAFFIC_AWARE_OPTIMAL. Each option has varying levels of data quality and latency. For more information, seeSpecify how and if to include traffic data. - Use
routingParameters.setRouteModifiers()to specify toavoidTolls,avoidHighways,avoidFerries, andavoidIndoor. For more information on these options, seeSpecify route features to avoid.
In the next example, you specify the travel mode asDRIVE and to avoidhighways:
// Specify the list of fields to return.finalList<Place.Field>placeFields=Arrays.asList(Place.Field.ID,Place.Field.NAME);// Define the routing modifiers object.RouteModifiersrouteModifiers=RouteModifiers.builder().setAvoidHighways(true).build();// Define the routing parameters object and pass the routing origin.RoutingParametersroutingParameters=RoutingParameters.builder().setOrigin(toLatLng("-33.8688, 151.1957362")).setTravelMode(DRIVE).setRouteModifiers(routeModifiers).build();// Use the builder to create a SearchByTextRequest object and pass the routing parameters.// Set setRoutingSummariesIncluded to true.finalSearchByTextRequestsearchByTextRequest=SearchByTextRequest.builder("Spicy Vegetarian Food in Sydney, Australia",placeFields).setMaxResultCount(10).setRoutingParameters(routingParameters).setRoutingSummariesIncluded(true).build();// Call PlacesClient.searchByText() to perform the search.// Define a response handler to process the returned Lists of Place objects, RoutingSummary objects, and Leg objects.placesClient.searchByText(searchByTextRequest).addOnSuccessListener(response->{List<Place>places=response.getPlaces();List<RoutingSummary>routingSummaries=result.getRoutingSummaries();List<Leg>legs=routingSummaries.get(0).getLegs();Durationduration=legs.get(0).getDuration();});
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