Well, now I'm more confused than I was before. The code you pasted is
for the GSmapSearchControl (i.e., wizard-generated). But you are
asking about the google.maps.LocalSearch? The two things are separate
and distinct, so I'm going to go with the code that you've already got
working.
So here's what you need to do. First, do NOT include the
gmlocalsearch.js and gmlocalsearch.css files into your page. They are
unnecessary at this point.
Second, we're going to focus on the block of code that looks like this
in your paste:
#
function LoadMapSearchControl() {
var options = {
zoomControl : GSmapSearchControl.ZOOM_CONTROL_ENABLE_ALL,
title : "SWFC",
url : "http://www.swfc.co.uk";,
idleMapZoom : GSmapSearchControl.ACTIVE_MAP_ZOOM,
activeMapZoom : GSmapSearchControl.ACTIVE_MAP_ZOOM
}
new GSmapSearchControl(
document.getElementById("mapsearch"),
"Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield, S6 1SW ",
options
);
}
The first thing we're going to do in this block is add the following
right under the first line (please note that, again, because I don't
know what a post code is going to look like in your part of the world,
I'm looking for a well-formed US ZIP code, whether it's valid or not):
GSmapSearchControl.prototype.newSearch = function(opt_query) {
if (opt_query) {
this.searchForm.input.value = opt_query;
}
if (this.searchForm.input.value &&
this.searchForm.input.value.match(/^\d{5}(-\d{4})$/)) { // This is the
line we changed!
// clear markers, set prev/next
this.clearMarkers();
GSmapsc_removeChildren(this.attributionDiv);
this.gs.execute(this.searchForm.input.value);
}
return false;
}
Please note that, with the exception of the denoted line, all of the
preceding block is lifted straight from gsmapsearch.js. The change is
to add in the && searchForm.input.value.match(...) bit, which will
make sure that we're looking at something that could at least pass for
a valid post code at first glance.
Once that's done, we need to change the line reading "new
GSmapSearchControl(" to the following:
var gsmsc=new GSmapSearchControl(
And then, right below that closing right curly bracket ( } ), we need
to add this line:
gsmsc.ls.addQueryAddition('Football Ground');
And that should do it. One word of caution, Groups is terrible at
adding newlines into the middle of your code, so please don't just
copy-paste straight out of here into your code. It'll probably cause
more problems than it's worth. Otherwise, I hope that helps without
muddying the water too much more!
Jeremy R. Geerdes
Effective website design & development
Des Moines, IA
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On Oct 17, 2008, at 5:49 AM, superjeans wrote:
>
> That's great, thanks. I guessed it was something like that.
> Unfortunately I cannot show you my map as it is on a private network.
>
> My code however is here:
>
> http://yourpaste.net/1296/
>
> So I need the following line:
>
> searcher.setQueryAddition('Football Ground');
>
> Do I also need the lines:
>
> <script src="http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/localsearch/
> gmlocalsearch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
> @import url("http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/localsearch/
> gmlocalsearch.css");
>
> var lcs = new google.maps.LocalSearch();
> map.addControl(new google.maps.LocalSearch());
>
> you my guess I'm new to JavaScript..... I'm a C++ man really!
>
> On Oct 17, 11:16 am, Jeremy Geerdes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Without a link to your exact implementation, it's impossible to tell
>> you exactly what you need to do, but there are two things that you're
>> going to want to do. First, to add the hidden query information, you
>> want to use the searcher's .setQueryAddition method to add "Football
>> Ground", like this:
>>
>> searcher.setQueryAddition('Football Ground'); // where searcher is
>> the
>> LocalSearch object you're using
>>
>> Second, you're going to have to intercept the form's submit event and
>> run a regular expression on the search query to make sure it matches
>> the general pattern of a post code. For instance, if I was going to
>> do this in the US with a ZIP code, I would use:
>>
>> if(!query.match(/^\d{5}(-\d{4})$/)){alert("That's not a valid ZIP
>> code!");} // where query is the query that the user is trying to
>> submit
>>
>> Jeremy R. Geerdes
>> Effective website design & development
>> Des Moines, IA
>>
>> For more information or a project quote:http://
>> jgeerdes.home.mchsi.com
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> Unless otherwise noted, any price quotes contained within this
>> communication are given in US dollars.
>>
>> If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights
>> Wesleyan Church!
>>
>> On Oct 17, 2008, at 3:35 AM, superjeans wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>
>>> I have created my searchable Google maps window for my website.
>>
>>> However, I want to be able to hide search criteria.
>>
>>> For example, I want the user to only enter a post code, but the
>>> actual
>>> search that is sent off to the server has the search term "Football
>>> Ground" as well as the post code. Thus, the search will only return
>>> the football grounds near the post code.
>>
>>> I'm sure this is extremely straightforward - please could someone
>>> point me in the right direction? Thanks- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
> >
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