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gov.nasa.worldwind.poi
Class YahooGazetteer

java.lang.Object
  gov.nasa.worldwind.poi.YahooGazetteer

All Implemented Interfaces:: Gazetteer

public class YahooGazetteer
extends Object
implements Gazetteer
extends Object
implements Gazetteer

A gazetteer that uses Yahoo's geocoding service to find locations for requested places.

Field Summary

protected static String GEOCODE_SERVICE


Constructor Summary

YahooGazetteer()


Method Summary

List<PointOfInterest> findPlaces(String lookupString)
          Find places identified in a string of free text.

protected ArrayList<PointOfInterest> parseLocationString(String locationString)


Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

GEOCODE_SERVICE

protected static final String GEOCODE_SERVICE

See Also:: Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

YahooGazetteer

public YahooGazetteer()

Method Detail

findPlaces

public List<PointOfInterest> findPlaces(String lookupString)
                                 throws NoItemException,
                                        ServiceException

Description copied from interface: Gazetteer

Find places identified in a string of free text.

Specified by:: findPlaces in interface Gazetteer

Parameters:: lookupString - a string containing the place description.
Returns:: the points-of-interest that match the place description.
Throws:: NoItemException - if the place description cannot be matched.; ServiceException - if the lookup service is not available or invocation of it fails.

parseLocationString

protected ArrayList<PointOfInterest> parseLocationString(String locationString)
                                                  throws WWRuntimeException

Throws:: WWRuntimeException