Search for a location in google maps without giving its geo-coordinates

Question

In my Android app I want to give in an EditText field a location/city and by pressing a button I want Google maps to display that specific city.

Is that possible without giving coordinates of the city?

Answer 1

Use the Geocoder to get the coordinates then set the map's center to the result. http://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/Geocoder.html