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[Treehouse presents: Quick Tips--Test Locations on the iPhone Simulator in iOS with Amit Bijilani] ?[music]?

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Hi, I'm Amit and in this Treehouse quick tip we will learn how to test

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locations in the iPhone simulator.

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When building with location service, you want to be able to test

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various locations to make sure you're app is functioning correctly.

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And you probably want to test these locations right in the simulator

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without having to load the app on your device and walk around or run around.

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So let's find out how.

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I have created a very basic location services app,

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where I display a map with the current location highlighted with a blue dot.

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Mostly when you run a location services application in the simulator,

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it defaults to San Francisco as its current location.

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To test it with other locations, you have an option in the debug bar

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to choose from several system-generated locations.

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So if you go to Xcode and select your debug bar,

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there is a location services icon there, and you can select from several different locations.

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And there's Johannesburg. Select Russia. London. You get the idea.

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But what if you wanted to test with a location that is not on this list?

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Well it's very easy actually; all you have to do is add a GPX file to your project.

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So let's go back to Xcode and stop our project.

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To add a GPX file, you need to select file, new, and then select file once again.

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Select resource, and then make sure you have GPX file selected.

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Hit next--you will have to provide it with a name.

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I usually provide it with the name of the location that I will be adding.

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So, I will be adding Manhattan. 

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Now this is a simple XML file with 3 things that you need to consider--

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the latitude, the longitude, and the name of the place.

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So let's go ahead and change the name of the place to say Manhattan.

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And of course, then provide it with the latitude and longitude.

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Now when we run our application, Manhattan shows up as one of the options in the debug bar.

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And there you go; now you can test with Manhattan as a location for your location services app.

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Now you're not bound to any location when testing in the simulator.

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So happy testing.