How to check if MKCoordinateRegion contains CLLocationCoordinate2D without using MKMapView?

Question

I need to check if user location belongs to the MKCoordinateRegion. I was surprised not to find simple function for this, something like: CGRectContainsCGPoint(rect,

Answer 1

I had problem with same calculations. I like conception proposed by Owen Godfrey here, bun even Fernando here missed the fact that latitude is wraped diferently than longitude and has diferent range. To clarify my proposal I post it with tests so you can check it out by your self.

import XCTest
import MapKit

// MARK - The Solution

extension CLLocationDegrees {

    enum WrapingDimension: Double {
        case latitude = 180
        case longitude = 360
    }

    /// Standardises and angle to [-180 to 180] or [-90 to 90] degrees
    func wrapped(diemension: WrapingDimension) -> CLLocationDegrees {
        let length = diemension.rawValue
        let halfLenght = length/2.0
        let angle = self.truncatingRemainder(dividingBy: length)
        switch diemension {
        case .longitude:
            //        return angle < -180.0 ? 360.0 + angle : angle > 180.0 ? -360.0 + angle : angle
            return angle < -halfLenght ? length + angle : angle > halfLenght ? -length + angle : angle
        case .latitude:
            //        return angle < -90.0 ? -180.0 - angle : angle > 90.0 ? 180.0 - angle : angle
            return angle < -halfLenght ? -length - angle : angle > halfLenght ? length - angle : angle
        }
    }
}

extension MKCoordinateRegion {
    /// confirms that a region contains a location
    func contains(_ coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D) -> Bool {
        let deltaLat = abs((self.center.latitude - coordinate.latitude).wrapped(diemension: .latitude))
        let deltalong = abs((self.center.longitude - coordinate.longitude).wrapped(diemension: .longitude))
        return self.span.latitudeDelta/2.0 >= deltaLat && self.span.longitudeDelta/2.0 >= deltalong
    }
}

// MARK - Unit tests

class MKCoordinateRegionContaingTests: XCTestCase {

    func testRegionContains() {
        var region = MKCoordinateRegionMake(CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0, 0), MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 1, longitudeDelta: 1))
        var coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0, 0)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0.5, 0.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(-0.5, 0.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))
        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0.5, 0.5000001)
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains
        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0.5, -0.5000001)
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains
        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(1, 1)
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains

        region = MKCoordinateRegionMake(CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0, 180), MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 1, longitudeDelta: 1))
        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0, 180.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))
        coords.longitude = 179.5
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))
        coords.longitude = 180.5000001
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains
        coords.longitude = 179.5000001
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))
        coords.longitude = 179.4999999
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains

        region = MKCoordinateRegionMake(CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(90, -180), MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 1, longitudeDelta: 1))
        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(90.5, -180.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(89.5, -180.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(90.50000001, -180.5)
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(89.50000001, -180.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(89.49999999, -180.5)
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains
    }

    func testStandardAngle() {
        var angle = 180.5.wrapped(diemension: .longitude)
        var required = -179.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = 360.5.wrapped(diemension: .longitude)
        required = 0.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = 359.5.wrapped(diemension: .longitude)
        required = -0.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = 179.5.wrapped(diemension: .longitude)
        required = 179.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = 90.5.wrapped(diemension: .latitude)
        required = 89.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = 90.5000001.wrapped(diemension: .latitude)
        required = 89.4999999
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = -90.5.wrapped(diemension: .latitude)
        required = -89.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = -90.5000001.wrapped(diemension: .latitude)
        required = -89.4999999
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))
    }

    /// compare doubles with presition to 8 digits after the decimal point
    func areAngleEqual(_ a:Double, _ b:Double) -> Bool {
        let presition = 0.00000001
        let equal = Int(a / presition) == Int(b / presition)
        print(String(format:"%14.9f %@ %14.9f", a, equal ? "==" : "!=", b) )
        return equal
    }
}