Get User's Current Location / Coordinates

To get a user's current location you need to declare:

let locationManager = CLLocationManager()

In viewDidLoad() you have to instantiate the CLLocationManager class, like so:

// Ask for Authorisation from the User.
self.locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization() 

// For use in foreground
self.locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization()

if CLLocationManager.locationServicesEnabled() {
    locationManager.delegate = self
    locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyNearestTenMeters
    locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
}

Then in CLLocationManagerDelegate method you can get user's current location coordinates:

func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
    guard let locValue: CLLocationCoordinate2D = manager.location?.coordinate else { return }
    print("locations = \(locValue.latitude) \(locValue.longitude)")
}

In the info.plist you will have to add NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription and your custom alert message like; AppName(Demo App) would like to use your current location.

you should do those steps:

1. add CoreLocation.framework to BuildPhases -> Link Binary With Libraries (no longer necessary as of XCode 7.2.1)
2. import CoreLocation to your class - most likely ViewController.swift
3. add CLLocationManagerDelegate to your class declaration
4. add NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription and NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription to plist

5. init location manager:

   locationManager = CLLocationManager()
   locationManager.delegate = self;
   locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
   locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization()
   locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
   

6. get User Location By:

   func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
       let locValue:CLLocationCoordinate2D = manager.location!.coordinate
       print("locations = \(locValue.latitude) \(locValue.longitude)")
   }
   

Update for iOS 12.2 with Swift 5

you must add following privacy permissions in plist file

<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>Description</string>

<key>NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>Description</string>

<key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>Description</string>

Here is how I am

getting current location and showing on Map in Swift 2.0

Make sure you have added CoreLocation and MapKit framework to your project (This doesn't required with XCode 7.2.1)

import Foundation
import CoreLocation
import MapKit

class DiscoverViewController : UIViewController, CLLocationManagerDelegate {

    @IBOutlet weak var map: MKMapView!
    var locationManager: CLLocationManager!

    override func viewDidLoad()
    {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        if (CLLocationManager.locationServicesEnabled())
        {
            locationManager = CLLocationManager()
            locationManager.delegate = self
            locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
            locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization()
            locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
        }
    }

    func locationManager(manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation])
    {

        let location = locations.last! as CLLocation

        let center = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: location.coordinate.latitude, longitude: location.coordinate.longitude)
        let region = MKCoordinateRegion(center: center, span: MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 0.01, longitudeDelta: 0.01))

        self.map.setRegion(region, animated: true)
    }
}

Here is the result screen

Import library like:

import CoreLocation

set Delegate:

CLLocationManagerDelegate

Take variable like:

var locationManager:CLLocationManager!

On viewDidLoad() write this pretty code:

 locationManager = CLLocationManager()
    locationManager.delegate = self
    locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
    locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization()

    if CLLocationManager.locationServicesEnabled(){
        locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
    }

Write CLLocation delegate methods:

    //MARK: - location delegate methods
func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
    let userLocation :CLLocation = locations[0] as CLLocation

    print("user latitude = \(userLocation.coordinate.latitude)")
    print("user longitude = \(userLocation.coordinate.longitude)")

    self.labelLat.text = "\(userLocation.coordinate.latitude)"
    self.labelLongi.text = "\(userLocation.coordinate.longitude)"

    let geocoder = CLGeocoder()
    geocoder.reverseGeocodeLocation(userLocation) { (placemarks, error) in
        if (error != nil){
            print("error in reverseGeocode")
        }
        let placemark = placemarks! as [CLPlacemark]
        if placemark.count>0{
            let placemark = placemarks![0]
            print(placemark.locality!)
            print(placemark.administrativeArea!)
            print(placemark.country!)

            self.labelAdd.text = "\(placemark.locality!), \(placemark.administrativeArea!), \(placemark.country!)"
        }
    }

}
func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didFailWithError error: Error) {
    print("Error \(error)")
}

Now set permission for access the location, so add these key value into your info.plist file

 <key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>Will you allow this app to always know your location?</string>
<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>Do you allow this app to know your current location?</string>
<key>NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>Do you allow this app to know your current location?</string>

100% working without any issue. TESTED