google maps api java

Question

i have a console application, needs to find the distance and route between two places using the google maps api. that means i do not have a browser and hence no javascript. is it possible to do it using java using a HTTP request or something. i have tried geocoding and can find the latitude and longitude of a given address using HTTP requests. how to find distance and routes using java.

Answer 1

Rhino provides a javascript engine for Java applications. You can play around with it.