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-rw-r--r--location/java/android/location/Location.java5
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/location/java/android/location/Location.java b/location/java/android/location/Location.java
index 27274d12b1de..db48ee7f2cf9 100644
--- a/location/java/android/location/Location.java
+++ b/location/java/android/location/Location.java
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ public class Location implements Parcelable {
* <p>By default time, latitude and longitude are 0, and the location
* has no bearing, altitude, speed, accuracy or extras.
*
- * @param provider the name of the provider that generated this location
+ * @param provider the source that provides the location. It can be of type
+ * {@link LocationManager#GPS_PROVIDER}, {@link LocationManager#NETWORK_PROVIDER},
+ * or {@link LocationManager#PASSIVE_PROVIDER}. You can also define your own
+ * provider string, in which case an empty string is a valid provider.
*/
public Location(String provider) {
mProvider = provider;