Autocomplete Address Form along with Latitude and Longitude
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
<meta charset="utf-8">
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false&libraries=places"></script>
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,500">
</head>
<body>
<textarea placeholder="Enter Area name to populate Latitude and Longitude" name="address" onFocus="initializeAutocomplete()" id="locality" ></textarea><br>
<input type="text" name="city" id="city" placeholder="City" value="" ><br>
<input type="text" name="latitude" id="latitude" placeholder="Latitude" value="" ><br>
<input type="text" name="longitude" id="longitude" placeholder="Longitude" value="" ><br>
<input type="text" name="place_id" id="location_id" placeholder="Location Ids" value="" ><br>
<script type="text/javascript">
function initializeAutocomplete(){
var input = document.getElementById('locality');
// var options = {
// types: ['(regions)'],
// componentRestrictions: {country: "IN"}
// };
var options = {}
var autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input, options);
google.maps.event.addListener(autocomplete, 'place_changed', function() {
var place = autocomplete.getPlace();
var lat = place.geometry.location.lat();
var lng = place.geometry.location.lng();
var placeId = place.place_id;
// to set city name, using the locality param
var componentForm = {
locality: 'short_name',
};
for (var i = 0; i < place.address_components.length; i++) {
var addressType = place.address_components[i].types[0];
if (componentForm[addressType]) {
var val = place.address_components[i][componentForm[addressType]];
document.getElementById("city").value = val;
}
}
document.getElementById("latitude").value = lat;
document.getElementById("longitude").value = lng;
document.getElementById("location_id").value = placeId;
});
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
and also add
[script src] https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false&libraries=places
[stylesheet] https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,500
Simple google api, js to have a autocomplete address bar and fetch latitude and longitude.
Written by Mothirajha Chandramohan
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