Usage
JavaScript
sanitizeGooglePlaceData(place, uniqueID)
Parameters
place
(Required) (object) The Google Maps place data
Default: None
uniqueID
(Optional) (string) Use this to name the address info
Default: "unnamed"
Examples
Using the Google Maps autocomplete and sanitizing place data
JavaScript
customMapsAutocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(
jQuery('input#mailing-address')[0],
{types: ['geocode']} //Restrict the search to geographical location types
);
google.maps.event.addListener(customMapsAutocomplete, 'place_changed', function(){ //When the user selects an address from the dropdown
place = customMapsAutocomplete.getPlace(); //Get the place details
simplePlace = sanitizeGooglePlaceData(place, 'mailing');
});
Source File
Located in /assets/js/nebula.js on line 3099.
JavaScript
nebula.sanitizeGooglePlaceData = function(place, uniqueID){
if ( !place ){
console.error('Place data is required for sanitization.');
return false;
}
if ( !uniqueID ){
uniqueID = 'unnamed';
}
if ( typeof nebula.user.address === 'undefined' ){
nebula.user.address = {};
}
if ( !Array.isArray(nebula.user.address) ){
nebula.user.address = [];
}
nebula.user.address[uniqueID] = {
street: {
number: null,
name: null
},
city: null,
county: null,
state: {
name: null,
abbr: null
},
country: {
name: null,
abbr: null
},
zip: {
code: null,
suffix: null
}
};
for ( var i = 0; i < place.address_components.length; i++ ){
//Lots of different address types. This function uses only the common ones: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/#Types
switch ( place.address_components[i].types[0] ){
case "street_number":
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].street.number = place.address_components[i].short_name; //123
break;
case "route":
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].street.name = place.address_components[i].long_name; //Street Name Rd.
break;
case "locality":
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].city = place.address_components[i].long_name; //Liverpool
break;
case "administrative_area_level_2":
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].county = place.address_components[i].long_name; //Onondaga County
break;
case "administrative_area_level_1":
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].state.name = place.address_components[i].long_name; //New York
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].state.abbr = place.address_components[i].short_name; //NY
break;
case "country":
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].country.name = place.address_components[i].long_name; //United States
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].country.abbr = place.address_components[i].short_name; //US
break;
case "postal_code":
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].zip.code = place.address_components[i].short_name; //13088
break;
case "postal_code_suffix":
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].zip.suffix = place.address_components[i].short_name; //4725
break;
default:
//console.log('Address component ' + place.address_components[i].types[0] + ' not used.');
}
}
if ( nebula.user.address[uniqueID].street.number && nebula.user.address[uniqueID].street.name ){
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].street.full = nebula.user.address[uniqueID].street.number + ' ' + nebula.user.address[uniqueID].street.name;
}
if ( nebula.user.address[uniqueID].zip.code && nebula.user.address[uniqueID].zip.suffix ){
nebula.user.address[uniqueID].zip.full = nebula.user.address[uniqueID].zip.code + '-' + nebula.user.address[uniqueID].zip.suffix;
}
return nebula.user.address[uniqueID];
};
Override
To override or disable this JavaScript function, simply redeclare it with the exact same function name.
JavaScript
nebula.sanitizeGooglePlaceData = function(place, uniqueID){
//Write your own code here, leave it blank, or return false.
}