1// Copyright (C) 2017 The Qt Company Ltd.
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5\page qtlocation-cpp.html
6\title Qt Location C++ API
7\brief Information about the Qt Location C++ API
9The Location API provides a library for mapping, navigation and place information.
13The Qt Location API provides the developer with a set of functions to interact
14with maps, navigational data and places of interest. This is particularly useful
15when associated with current position information which can be retrieved via the
16\l QtPositioning module.
18With the Maps API we can associate a position with a map in various formats supplied by a backend.
19Then the Places API could be used to populate places on the Map or even
20specify the current position as a place of interest and associate it with
21an icon, contact details and other information.
23The following table provides links to more detailed information on sections of the
28 \li \l {Maps and Navigation (C++)}{Maps and Navigation}
29 \li Displaying maps and finding routes.
31 \li \l {Places (C++)} {Places}
32 \li Searching for and managing points of interest.
34 \li \l {Qt Location GeoServices}{Geoservices Plugin Implementation}
35 \li Implement new geoservices and positioning plugins.
39\section1 Geoservice Provider Classes
41 \annotatedlist QtLocation-common
44\section1 Maps and Navigation Classes
46Currently it is not possible to interact with maps data via C++. The only available interface is the \l {Maps and Navigation (QML)} API.
48 \annotatedlist QtLocation-maps
50 \annotatedlist QtLocation-routing
52 \annotatedlist QtLocation-geocoding
55\section1 Places Classes
57 \annotatedlist QtLocation-places
60\section1 Geoservices and Positioning Plugin Classes
62 \annotatedlist QtLocation-impl