title: Geocoding - Converting an address (in String form) into LatLng in GoogleMaps Java
body: <p>I'm a beginner programmer, took a few courses in university and therefore don't have a complete understanding of the field. I figured I'd give a shot at coding an android application with GoogleMaps API and found the need to <strong>convert a user inputted address (in String format) into Google's complementary LatLng class</strong>, or more precisely, <em>extract latitude and longitude coordinates in order to input into the LatLng constructor</em> (JAVA).</p>
  
  <p>My search online in the matter yielded little to no results as the code suggested online is complex given the question at hand is a pretty standard one. I figured there is probably a feature in the GoogleMaps API that would allow me to do so, but I could not find one. For us beginners out here, any pointers on how I could do this ?</p>