Thanks for explaining. I like your fallback idea and I'm going to use it. I was just trying to get a better handle on how this code works. In my trial and error, everything failed unless I had that line in there. I thought it had something to do with the 'new google.maps.LatLng' call. I realize now that the issue was not deleting a required function but deleting a var that was called later - 'center: latlng,'
Thanks for your help and patience, Stace On Mar 3, 8:29 pm, pete <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there, > > No problem. > > That variable is a failsafe for the else statement, if you don't want > the back-up, feel free to remove it. > > It was just an example of being able to provide some type of fallback, > what you do in that else statement is up to you. > > Pete > > On Mar 4, 1:50 pm, stacef <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hey- > > > Thanks for the help - that seem to have done the trick! > > > And thanks, too, for the tip on providing a default map if the geocode > > is unsuccessful. > > > But for the sake of argument, assuming I didn't have that back up, I'm > > confused about the use or need for the > > var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(-33.397, 150.644); > > line. Why am I providing what are essentially incorrect coordinates > > right out of the gate? I think the line needs to be there but I think > > I should be putting something different in there. > > > Arguments aside, thanks again for the help! > > Stace > > > On Mar 3, 2:11 pm, pete <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi there, > > > > Remove "center:latlng" from the "myOptions" variable. > > > > As a backup incase the geocode is unsuccessful, set the map center to > > > your latlng like so > > > > else { > > > alert("Geocode was not successful for the following reason: " + > > > status); > > > map.setCenter(latlng); > > > > } > > > > That's it. > > > > Pete > > > > On Mar 4, 3:54 am, stacef <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to use maps in my CMS but I'm very new to the Google Maps > > > > API. I'd like the map to load based on a an address geocoded from a > > > > PHP variable. I've figured it out in v2 but I'd prefer to do it in > > > > v3. Based on the code found in <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/ > > > > maps/documentation/v3/services.html#Geocoding">this tutorial</a> , > > > > I've come up with the following which sort of works - it loads the > > > > LatLng map first, then loads mine - but I know it's not right. > > > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > > > <?php > > > > $address = '1 california'.'San Francisco, CA'; > > > > ?> > > > > > var geocoder; > > > > var map; > > > > var address = "<?php echo $address; ?>"; > > > > > function initialize() { > > > > geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder(); > > > > var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(-33.397, 150.644); > > > > 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); > > > > } > > > > }); > > > > var myOptions = { > > > > zoom: 8, > > > > center: latlng, > > > > mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP > > > > } > > > > map = new > > > > google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), > > > > myOptions); > > > > } > > > > </script> > > > > > And here's a link > > > > <a href="http://stacefelder.com/maptest.php";>http://stacefelder.com/ > > > > maptest.php</a> > > > > > I'm guessing this is one of those stupid fixes but I think I've been > > > > staring at it too long and I can't figure it out. All thoughts and > > > > suggestions welcomed. > > > > Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" 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-js-api-v3?hl=en.
