Implementing google place autocomplete - google-maps-api-3

Question

This is my code for places autocomplete and search.
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false&libraries=places">
</script>
<script>
var geocoder;
var map;
function initialize() {
var input = document.getElementById('address');
var options = {
componentRestrictions: {country: "in"}
};
var autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input,options);
geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
//var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(18.52043030000, 73.85674369999);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 15,
//center: latlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('googleMap'), mapOptions);
}
function codeAddress() {
var address = document.getElementById('address').value;
geocoder.geocode( { 'address': address}, function(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: results[0].geometry.location
});
} else {
alert('Geocode was not successful for the following reason: ' + status);
}
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
This is my html code.
<input id="address" type="textbox" size="30">
<input type="button" value="Search" onclick="codeAddress()">
It is working fine but I dont want to user to click the button. When suggestions appeared, and when user select any of suggestion options, map will have to navigate to that place. How do I do this???
When User select any option from dropdown, map should navigate to that place.

Answer 1

Take a look at this example and the implementation of the place_changed event.
var place = autocomplete.getPlace();
// If the place has a geometry, then present it on a map.
if (place.geometry.viewport) {
map.fitBounds(place.geometry.viewport);
} else {
map.setCenter(place.geometry.location);
}
This way you can pan the map to the location of the autocomplete result.

Answer 2

This is my working code..
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false&libraries=places">
</script>
<script>
var geocoder;
var map;
function initialize() {
var input = document.getElementById('address');
var options = {
componentRestrictions: {country: "in"}
};
var autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input,options);
geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
//var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(18.52043030000, 73.85674369999);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 15,
//center: latlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('googleMap'), mapOptions);
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
anchorPoint: new google.maps.Point(0, -29)
});
google.maps.event.addListener(autocomplete, 'place_changed', function() {
infowindow.close();
marker.setVisible(false);
var place = autocomplete.getPlace();
if (!place.geometry) {
return;
}
if (place.geometry.viewport) {
map.fitBounds(place.geometry.viewport);
} else {
map.setCenter(place.geometry.location);
map.setZoom(17); // Why 17? Because it looks good.
}
marker.setIcon(/** #type {google.maps.Icon} */({
url: place.icon,
size: new google.maps.Size(71, 71),
origin: new google.maps.Point(0, 0),
anchor: new google.maps.Point(17, 34),
scaledSize: new google.maps.Size(35, 35)
}));
marker.setPosition(place.geometry.location);
marker.setVisible(true);
var address = '';
if (place.address_components) {
address = [
(place.address_components[0] && place.address_components[0].short_name || ''),
(place.address_components[1] && place.address_components[1].short_name || ''),
(place.address_components[2] && place.address_components[2].short_name || '')
].join(' ');
}
infowindow.setContent('<div><strong>' + place.name + '</strong><br>' + address);
infowindow.open(map, marker);
});
}
function codeAddress() {
var address = document.getElementById('address').value;
geocoder.geocode( { 'address': address}, function(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: results[0].geometry.location
});
} else {
alert('Geocode was not successful for the following reason: ' + status);
}
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
Now user can select option from dropdown and map will navigate to that place. And also on search button click.

Answer 3

Hope this might help you
function initialize(){
var mapOptions = {//Map Properties
zoom:12,
center: Bangalore
};
googleMap = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-holder'),mapOptions);//map-holder is a div which holds map in my html
var defaultBounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(//bounds for Bengaluru
new google.maps.LatLng(12.7342888,77.3791981),
new google.maps.LatLng(13.173706,77.8826809)
);
googleMap.fitBounds(defaultBounds);
var input = (document.getElementById('searchInput'));//search input element
googleMap.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_LEFT].push(input);//binding it to map
var searchBox = new google.maps.places.SearchBox((input));
google.maps.event.addListener(searchBox, 'places_changed', function() {//triggers when search is performed
var places = searchBox.getPlaces();
if (places.length == 0) {
return;
}
var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
for (var i = 0, place; place = places[i]; i++) {
bounds.extend(place.geometry.location);
//googleMap.fitBounds(place.geometry.viewport);
}
googleMap.fitBounds(bounds);
});
google.maps.event.addListener(googleMap, 'bounds_changed', function() {
var bounds = googleMap.getBounds();
searchBox.setBounds(bounds);
})
}