A Polyline Is Not a Route

A polyline can draw the points you give it. It cannot discover the road between them.

What is Codename One? Codename One is an open-source framework for building native iOS, Android, desktop, and web apps from a single Java or Kotlin codebase. Learn more at codenameone.com.

PR #5480 adds com.codename1.maps.routing, a portable route model and service layer for road geometry, distance, duration, waypoints, alternatives, legs, steps, and encoded polylines.

We talked about routing in Friday's release post.

The two-line route

A Polyline Is Not a Route

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