bind google places autocomplete on textbox without instantiating a google map

Pradeep Maurya

8 years ago

Hello, In this post we will learn how to bind google places into textbox without instantiating google map. lets see how to do..


<!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
      <head>
        <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,500">
        <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false&libraries=places"></script>
        <script>
            var autocomplete;
            function initialize() {
              autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(
                  /** @type {HTMLInputElement} */(document.getElementById('autocomplete')),
                  { types: ['geocode'] });
              google.maps.event.addListener(autocomplete, 'place_changed', function() {
              });
            }
        </script>
      </head>
      <body onload="initialize()">
        <div id="locationField">
          <input id="autocomplete" placeholder="Enter your address" onFocus="geolocate()" type="text"></input>
        </div>
      </body>
    </html>

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

var autocomplete;

function initialize() {

autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(

/** @type {HTMLInputElement} */(document.getElementById('autocomplete')),

{ types: ['geocode'] });

google.maps.event.addListener(autocomplete, 'place_changed', function() {

});

}

</script>

</head>

</div>

</body>

</html>

Pradeep Maurya

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