Ok, maybe I am asking the wrong question here... I would like my map to return a message of "Address not found" if the address entered does not fall into the viewport of my map. Can anyone point me to a tutorial or anything
Phil On Jun 21, 4:27 pm, J_Mo <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Both, > > I have decided to try and implement the viewpoint method (the other > looks far too complicated for an amateur like me!!). I put the code > below into my onMapReady function but when I search random places they > all were available. > > var myLatLngBounds:LatLngBounds = new LatLngBounds( > new LatLng(0.000001, 0.000001), > new LatLng(0.000001, 0.000001)); > > var options:ClientGeocoderOptions = new ClientGeocoderOptions({ > viewport: myLatLngBounds > > }); > > Do I have to do anything else to stop my search? > > This is what I have used to implement my search: > > function createPoint(event:Event):void { > > var my_point:ClientGeocoder = new ClientGeocoder(); > > // create Custom marker object > var mc_icon:marker_icon = new marker_icon(); > var markerPin:marker_pin = new marker_pin(); > > my_point.addEventListener(; > GeocodingEvent.GEOCODING_SUCCESS,; > function(event:GeocodingEvent):void {; > var placemarks:Array = event.response.placemarks; > if (placemarks.length > 0) {; > map.setCenter(placemarks[0].point, 18); > var marker:Marker = new Marker(placemarks[0].point,; > new MarkerOptions({ ; > hasShadow: true,; > icon: mc_icon.addChild(markerPin),; > iconOffset: new Point(0, -35); > }) ; > ); > > marker.addEventListener(MapMouseEvent.CLICK, function > (event:MapMouseEvent):void {; > marker.openInfoWindow(new InfoWindowOptions({; > content: placemarks[0].address; > })); > }); > map.addOverlay(marker);}; > }); > > my_point.addEventListener(; > GeocodingEvent.GEOCODING_FAILURE,; > function(event:GeocodingEvent):void {; > trace(event); > trace(event.status);}); > > my_point.geocode(address.text); > > } > > Forgive my ignorance, I am a novice to AS3 > > Phil > > On Jun 21, 2:13 pm, Ian Appleby <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/flash/reference.html#C... > > > use the viewport option > > > On Jun 21, 1:57 pm, J_Mo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I have created a Google Map API in Flash CS3 with some overlays & a > > > search facility. My problem is that I would like to put some > > > parameters on the search so it only searches a specific area....is > > > this possible?? > > > > I am not the best in AS3 so the simpler the explanation the better! > > > > Thanks > > > Phil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en.
