CLLocation Manager in Swift to get Location of User

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I am trying to convert an old app in ObjC to Swift as a practice exercise and have ran in to some issues. The way I had it in the old app, it was establishing the CLLocation Manager and then I would use: ``` manager = [[CLLocationManager alloc]init]; manager.delegate = self; manager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest; [manager startUpdatingLocation] ``` which would call automatically: ``` -(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateToLocation:(CLLocation *)newLocation fromLocation:(CLLocation *)oldLocation{ } ``` and from there I could extract all the information I needed. But in swift, there is no autocompletion of this method and I cannot figure out how to reproduce it. The documentation says that ``` startUpdatingLocation() ``` will still be called by the delegate, but it isn't happening. This is what I have so far: ``` import UIKit import corelocation class ViewController: UIViewController,CLLocationManagerDelegate{ @IBOutlet var gpsResult : UILabel var man…

Accepted Answer

You are missing two things. First, you have to ask for permission using `requestAlwaysAuthorization` or `requestWhenInUseAuthorization()`. So your `viewDidLoad()` should be like this:

```
var locationManager = CLLocationManager()

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.

locationManager.delegate = self
    locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
    locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization()
    locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
}
```

Second, edit your `Info.plist` as indicated here.

CLLocation Manager in Swift to get Location of User

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