When using Google Places API, what is the best way of hiding the map itself ?
We only need the search auto-complete, and our users don't need to see the map itself.
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places?authuser=2#place_search_requests
Got the answer from https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places-autocomplete?authuser=2#video
Basically the Autocomplete constructor has a constructor overload
= new google.maps.places.Autocomplete( htmlInput, autoCompleteOptions )
var autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input, { bounds: defaultBounds });
And this is not violating the TOS at all, reading the https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places-autocomplete?authuser=2#video above.
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have a question about this kind of autocomplete.
How it works?!?
We use Google autocomplete, and Google library for adresses.
But in Google maps api we didnt found any option to change "pac-icon" only near Airport, and didnt found even customizable adress with own icon.
I wanna ask more clever people, how those autocomplete works, what kinds of autocomplete they are and if its possible to do with google, before we will pay for premium at Google Maps Appi.
Thank You soo much for help !!
Blacklane autocomplete
myDriver autocomplete
Due to the limitations in Places API you can only set the pac-icon for all the results in the searchbox due to it being CSS class.
You can on the other hand restrict the search to Central Europe by different ways:
Option 1 - Setting the way by bounds, In this example I am telling it to limit the search between France and Czechia
var defaultBounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(
new google.maps.LatLng(46.144137,-2.4447717),
new google.maps.LatLng(49.7855718,13.2273027);
var input = document.getElementById('searchTextField');
var searchBox = new google.maps.places.SearchBox(input, {
bounds: defaultBounds
});
Option 2 - Restricting the search to a list of countries(5 max)
var input = document.getElementById('searchTextField');
var options = {
types: ['(cities)'],
componentRestrictions: {country: 'fr'}
};
autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input, options);
You can find more information and examples in the Autocomplete for Addresses and Search Terms for Maps Javascript API.
I'm new to javascript and I'm working on a project which needs to google maps.
I need to use the text search function to find nearby veterinary request a postcode does not work and I have several questions.
Do I need an API key to use the service places?
I Copied the code documentation google maps but don't understand the callback function and i don't know if something I'm doing is wrong.
If anyone has any idea what's wrong with the code, I would greatly appreciate your response.
This is my code:
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?callback=ini&sensor=false&libraries=places"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var map;
var vet= " veterinarys";
ini();
function ini()
{
var mapOptions =
{
center: new google.maps.LatLng(37.7831, -122.4039 ),
zoom: 12,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), mapOptions);
var request =
{
radius: '500',
query: vet,
type: ['veterinary_care']
};
service = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
service.textSearch(request, callback);
}
function callback(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK) {
for (var i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
var place = results[i];
createMarker(results[i]);
}
}
}
</script>
API key is optional, but you have to pay attention to this note.
The Google Maps JavaScript API does not require an API key to function correctly. However, we strongly encourage you to load the Maps API using an APIs Console key which allows you to monitor your application's Maps API usage.
Callback parameter in the script URL is required if you load resource asynchronously. In that case as soon as Google Maps script will be loaded it will call your function. In your case to start use it you should add async attribute to the <script> tag and remove direct ini() function call from the code. Here you find documented explanation for callback param
Your code doesn't work because you specify radius param which requires location to be specified as well. It should work if you will add the same location to the request object as center param in mapOptions. Just check available options description.
You got the rest of the help from #Mihails Boturins's answer. I will answer for the question you asked in your last comment.
There is no such createMarker function defined in you code. You have to create that function just like this
I'm using Google Maps to get an autocomplete list of cities.
I used to use item.geometry.location.kb as the longitude and item.geometry.location.jb as the latitude, but they are not defined since today/yesterday.
Apparently, one has to use item.geometry.location.lng() and .lat() instead.
I didn't know that and I have an app using item.geometry.location.kb and jb in Google Play and the App Store.
So my apps are not working any more.
Why has a change has been made and how can I revert to kb and jb?
autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input, options);
google.maps.event.addListener(autocomplete, 'place_changed', function(event) {
var item = autocomplete.getPlace();
curLon = item.geometry.location.kb;
curLat = item.geometry.location.jb;
// ...
Don't use undocumented properties of the Google APIs. They can and do change with every release.
geometry.location is a google.maps.LatLng object, and the documented methods to get latitude and longitude are .lat() and .lng().
I've a layout template with a left sidebar where I show information of Location passed entities as an array.
Also in this template, I show a object Map with all of this locations.
I want to do click on a Location of my sidebar and then on the same template show another object Map replacing the previous with information of this Location. Keeping the sidebar with the information and not doing new queries on the database.
How to achieve this?
Ajax? Conditional layout?
I read this article but I don't understand how to solved my problem: http://twig.sensiolabs.org/doc/recipes.html#overriding-a-template-that-also-extends-itself
PD: I'm using Twig template and Symfony2
You could have a separate template for printing object map and, as you guessed, this would have to be done using AJAX. You would pass the data you want to show on map (not id as you don't want to query database again) and the controller would return formatted HTML.
However, this seems to me a bit overkill. I would always consider doing JS (with optional framework) in order to swap the content of sidebar with Map object.
It really depends on which map API do you use. If it could be controlled via JS I would look no further. It it could not, well then, AJAX is your natural choice....
UPDATE:
OK, what you should do is create initial Map object that will be modified later on:
var theMap = null;
function initializeMap(){
var mapOptions = {
center: new google.maps.LatLng(some_latitude, some_longitude),
zoom: 8, // goes from 0 to 18
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
theMap = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),mapOptions);
// you must have some element with ID = 'map_canvas'
}
some_latitude and some_longitude are fairly unimportant as you will most likely set new coordinates in a few moments.
Now assuming (but not crucial at all) that you use some of the JS frameworks (I prefer jQuery) you could bind click event to those location links:
var onlyMarker = null;
$('.location').click(function(){
var $t = $(this);
var newLatLang = new google.maps.LatLng($t.attr('data-lat') ,$t.attr('data-lng'));
if ( onlyMarker == null ) {
onlyMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: newLatLang
map: theMap,
title: $t.attr('title')
});
}else{
onlyMarker.setPosition(newLatLang);
}
});
Now, relying on HTML5's 'data-*' attibutes is not good idea in particular as if you use any other version lower you will most likely end-up with invalid markup. The workaround is to for link (<a>) to carry id/key to LatLng object, for example:
// initially generated from `AJAX` or in `Twig` loop
var allLatlangs = [
new google.maps.LatLngf(some_latitude, some_longitude),
new google.maps.LatLngf(some_latitude, some_longitude),
new google.maps.LatLngf(some_latitude, some_longitude),
];
$('.location').click(function(){
var id = $(this).attr('id');
var newLatLang = allLatLang(id);
//....
// everything else is the same
// ....
});
Don't forget to include Maps API with proper API key:
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=API_KEY_HERE&sensor=true
In order to obtain valid API key follow this link: API KEY HOW-TO
This link basically covers key steps that I have described here so study it and it should all come together nicely.
Also, if you're unsure how to retrieve some things from Maps you should consult reference:
REFERENCE which has every method call described pretty good
Remember not to execute any of this code until everything is being loaded.
Hope this helped a bit :)
The Google Places API exposes an autocomplete service that is useful for autocompleting places but sometimes I don't want places but addresses. I can see the difference when I type in my autocomplete widget and in actual Google Maps interface.
So, is it possible to actually use an address autocomplete API?
Yes, you can add in an optional type to the autocomplete options of "geocode":
var defaultBounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(
new google.maps.LatLng(-33.8902, 151.1759),
new google.maps.LatLng(-33.8474, 151.2631));
var input = document.getElementById('searchTextField');
var options = {
bounds: defaultBounds,
types: ['geocode']
};
autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input, options);