Problem in storing LocationData in flutter - flutter

Question

I am trying getting the location coordinates of user and storing it in variable.
I use the location library from flutter.
But I get this error:
type 'Future' is not a subtype of type 'Future'
This is my code
Future<LocationData> coords;
double lat, long;
coords = getUserLocationCoordinates();
coords.then((value) => {
lat = value.latitude,
long = value.longitude,
});
My getUserLocationCoordinates function
getUserLocationCoordinates() async {
LocationData currentLocation;
String error;
Location location = Location();
try {
currentLocation = await location.getLocation();
} on PlatformException catch (e) {
if (e.code == 'PERMISSION_DENIED') {
error = 'please grant permission';
print(error);
}
if (e.code == 'PERMISSION_DENIED_NEVER_ASK') {
error = 'permission denied- please enable it from app settings';
print(error);
}
currentLocation = null;
}
return currentLocation;
}
Any help is greatly appreciated

Answer 1

Initialize variables
String latitude_data;
String longitude_data;
bool _serviceEnabled;
Current Location Function
Future _getLocation() async {
Location location = new Location();
var _permissionGranted = await location.hasPermission();
_serviceEnabled = await location.serviceEnabled();
if (_permissionGranted != PermissionStatus.granted || !_serviceEnabled) {
_permissionGranted = await location.requestPermission();
_serviceEnabled = await location.requestService();
} else {
///Do something here
}
LocationData _currentPosition = await location.getLocation();
longitude_data=_currentPosition.longitude.toString();
latitude_data=_currentPosition.latitude.toString();
///if you want you can save data to sharedPrefrence
SharedPrefrence().setLatitude(_currentPosition.latitude.toString());
SharedPrefrence().setLongitude(_currentPosition.longitude.toString());
}