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# Helper Functions

Utility functions

**GeoFlowLive** includes a set of helper functions designed to simplify common tasks and streamline your development process. These functions provide convenient utilities for working with location data and configuring the library. This section describes the available helper functions and their usage.

### **`getDefaultSettings`**����🌐

This function returns a GeoFlowLiveSettingStruct object with the default configuration settings for location updates. You can use these default settings as a starting point and then customize them to suit your specific requirements.

* **Parameters:** None
* **Return Value:**
  * Data Type: GeoFlowLiveSettingStruct
  * Description: A GeoFlowLiveSettingStruct object populated with the default values for all the settings (accuracy, distance filter, intervals, etc.).

### **`getLatLng`**����🌐

This function extracts the latitude and longitude from a GeoFlowLivePositionStruct and returns them as a FlutterFlow LatLng object. This is useful for working with map widgets or other components that require a LatLng object.

* **Parameters:**

  | **Parameter** | **Data Type**                        | **Description**                                                           |
  | ------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | position      | GeoFlowLivePositionStruct (nullable) | A `GeoFlowLivePositionStruct` object containing the location information. |
* **Return Value:**
  * Data Type: `LatLng`
  * Description: A `LatLng` object representing the latitude and longitude of the provided position. Returns `LatLng`(0, 0) if the input position is null or if the latitude or longitude values are null.

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