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Find when google places autocomplete returns zero results

I use the google places autocomplete for places suggestion. Now this is what I want: when a user types in a location that is not in google's database, that is google returns zero results, I need to be able to capture the event of zero results, and fire my custome autocomplete.

How do I find when google is returning zero results? autocomplete.getPlace() will return a status if there are zero results, but this is inside place_changed event, which is fired only when user selects a suggestion from the dropdown list. How do I make it work outside the place_changed event?

This is the code I use, please give suggestions based on this:

autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input,options);
google.maps.event.addListener(autocomplete, 'place_changed', function() {
   var place = autocomplete.getPlace();
   document.getElementById('place_name').value = place.name;
   document.getElementById('location_lat').value = place.geometry.location.lat();
   document.getElementById('location_lon').value = place.geometry.location.lng();
   document.getElementById('location_add').value = place.formatted_address;
   $('#locationInput').attr('title', place.formatted_address);
});
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Ninja Avatar asked May 04 '12 10:05

Ninja


1 Answers

Found a trick,

AutoComplete triggered by keyup event of input node, then:

Hide result dropdown list by display: none; if no result

or

Show result dropdown list by clear display style if has result

You can get dropdown list by document.getElementsByClassName('pac-container')[0] (native) or $('.pac-container') (jQuery)

So just set the display of dropdown list to 'block' then tracking it to detect the result status.

A simple sample modified from the google official sample:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Google Maps JavaScript API v3 Example: Places Autocomplete</title>
        <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false&libraries=places"
            type="text/javascript"></script>

        <style type="text/css">
            body {
                font-family: sans-serif;
                font-size: 14px;
            }
            #map_canvas {
                height: 400px;
                width: 600px;
                margin-top: 0.6em;
            }
        </style>

        <script type="text/javascript">
            var ns = {}; // a name space
            ns.checktimes = 0; // a couter of check times
            // the check function
            // @param dropdown: the drop-down list of Places.AutoComplete
            // @param msg: the div to show message
            ns._doCheck = function (dropdown, msg) {
                if (dropdown.style.display == '') {
                    msg.innerHTML = 'has results? true';
                    ns.checkTimer = null;
                }
                else if (dropdown.style.display == 'none') {
                    msg.innerHTML = 'has results? false';
                    ns.checkTimer = null;
                } else if (ns.checktimes < 20) { // check at most 10 seconds
                    ns.checktimes++;
                    ns.checkTimer = setTimeout(function () {
                        ns._doCheck(dropdown, msg);
                    }, 500);
                }
            }
            function initialize() {
                var mapOptions = {
                    center: new google.maps.LatLng(-33.8688, 151.2195),
                    zoom: 13,
                    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
                };
            var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map_canvas'),
                mapOptions);

            var input = document.getElementById('searchTextField');
            var autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input);

            autocomplete.bindTo('bounds', map);

            var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
            var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
                map: map
            });

            google.maps.event.addListener(autocomplete, 'place_changed', function() {
                infowindow.close();
                var place = autocomplete.getPlace();
            if (place.geometry.viewport) {
                map.fitBounds(place.geometry.viewport);
            } else {
                map.setCenter(place.geometry.location);
                map.setZoom(17);  // Why 17? Because it looks good.
            }

            var image = new google.maps.MarkerImage(
                place.icon,
                new google.maps.Size(71, 71),
                new google.maps.Point(0, 0),
                new google.maps.Point(17, 34),
                new google.maps.Size(35, 35));
            marker.setIcon(image);
            marker.setPosition(place.geometry.location);

            var address = '';
            if (place.address_components) {
                address = [(place.address_components[0] &&
                place.address_components[0].short_name || ''),
                (place.address_components[1] &&
                place.address_components[1].short_name || ''),
                (place.address_components[2] &&
                place.address_components[2].short_name || '')
                ].join(' ');
            }

            infowindow.setContent('<div><strong>' + place.name + '</strong><br>' + address);
            infowindow.open(map, marker);
            // update stored value
            ns.oldValue = document.getElementById('searchTextField').value;
        });

        // Sets a listener on a radio button to change the filter type on Places
        // Autocomplete.
        function setupClickListener(id, types) {
            var radioButton = document.getElementById(id);
            google.maps.event.addDomListener(radioButton, 'click', function() {
            autocomplete.setTypes(types);
            });
        }

        setupClickListener('changetype-all', []);
        setupClickListener('changetype-establishment', ['establishment']);
        setupClickListener('changetype-geocode', ['geocode']);
        }

        // to check whether responsee and has results
        function startCheck () {
            // the input node
            var inp = document.getElementById('searchTextField'),
                value = inp.value; // value of input node
            if (value && ns.oldValue != value) { // has value and changed, start check
                // drop-down list and message div
                var dropdown = document.getElementsByClassName('pac-container')[0],
                    msg = document.getElementById('msg');
                // trick! change style to display='block'
                dropdown.style.display = 'block';
                // update stored value
                ns.oldValue = value;
                // initiate checktimes
                ns.checktimes = 0;
                // clear previous timer if exists
                if (ns.checkTimer)
                    clearTimeout (ns.checkTimer);
                ns.checkTimer = setTimeout(function () {
                    ns._doCheck(dropdown, msg);
                }, 500);
            }
        }
        google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
    </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div>
            <div id="msg">has results? </div>
            <input id="searchTextField" type="text" size="50" onkeyup="startCheck();">
            <input type="radio" name="type" id="changetype-all" checked="checked">
            <label for="changetype-all">All</label>

            <input type="radio" name="type" id="changetype-establishment">
            <label for="changetype-establishment">Establishments</label>

            <input type="radio" name="type" id="changetype-geocode">
            <label for="changetype-geocode">Geocodes</lable>
        </div>
        <div id="map_canvas"></div>
    </body>
</html>
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benbai123 Avatar answered Nov 17 '22 08:11

benbai123