Geocoding google maps string

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Geocoding google maps string

I made an example of geocoding on:

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/geocoding-simple

I want to be able to geocode a string in my code and place a marker in that place, not the user looking for a location.

So far my code is:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Geocoding service</title>
    <style>
      html, body, #map-canvas 
      {
        height: 100%;
        margin: 0px;
        padding: 0px
      }
    </style>
    <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false"></script>
    <script>
   //global variables 
var geocoder;
var map;
var Ireland = "Dublin";

function initialize() 
{
  geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
  var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(53.3496, -6.3263);
  var mapOptions = 
  {
    zoom: 8,
    center: latlng
  }
  map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
  codeAddress();//call the function
}

function codeAddress() 
{
  var address = document.getElementById("Ireland").value;
  geocoder.geocode( {"Ireland":address}, function(results, status) 
  {
    if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) 
    {
      map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location);//center the map over the result
      //place a marker at the 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>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map-canvas"></div>
  </body>
</html>

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user3232726 Jan 28 '14 at 16:32

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2 answers

Just try with it.

 <!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Google Map Address</title>
    <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>

    <script type="text/javascript">

            var geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
    var address = "Dublin";

    geocoder.geocode( { 'address': address}, function(results, status) {

      if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
        var latitude = results[0].geometry.location.lat();
        var longitude = results[0].geometry.location.lng();


        initialize(latitude,longitude);

                } 

        }); 


    function initialize(latitude,longitude) {
        var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(latitude,longitude);

        var myOptions = {
          zoom: 14,
          center: latlng,
          mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
          mapTypeControl: false
        };
        var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),myOptions);

        var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
          position: latlng, 
          map: map, 
            title:"location : Dublin"
        }); 
      }


</script>

    </head>
    <body>

    <h2>Google Map Address</h2>

    <div id="map_canvas" style="width:710px; height:300px"></div>   

            </body>
    </html>

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Jenson m john Jan 28 '14 at 16:42

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geocodezip · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-28T16:43:53+0000

This will modify the codeAddress function to accept the argument and geocode of this argument. If you pass the variable Ireland as an argument, it will geocode Dublin.

var Ireland = "Dublin";

function initialize() 
{
  geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
  var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(53.3496, -6.3263);
  var mapOptions = 
  {
    zoom: 8,
    center: latlng
  }
  map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
  codeAddress(Ireland);//call the function
}

function codeAddress(address) 
{
  geocoder.geocode( {address:address}, function(results, status) 
  {
    if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) 
    {
      map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location);//center the map over the result
      //place a marker at the 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);
   }
  });
}

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