gistfile1.txt

public GeoPoint getLocationFromAddress(String strAddress){

	Geocoder coder = new Geocoder(this);
	List<Address> address;
	GeoPoint p1 = null;

	try {
	    address = coder.getFromLocationName(strAddress,5);
	    if (address == null) {
	        return null;
	    }
	    Address location = address.get(0);
	    location.getLatitude();
	    location.getLongitude();

	    p1 = new GeoPoint((int) (location.getLatitude() * 1E6),
	                      (int) (location.getLongitude() * 1E6));

	    return p1;
}


 package="com.google.android.gms.location.sample.locationupdates" >

  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>