It's a great plugin - I'm using it (well, jmap2 actually) at
isat.deft.co.nz to integrate twitter and gmaps (currently a proof of
concept page only).
I believe I know where you're going wrong. By default, searchAddress
performs actions on the current map, rather than returning something
useful. However, add the option "returntype: 'object'" and you will
get a an array where [0] is the 'y' (longitude?) and [1] is the 'x'.
So, you want something like this:
address = $('#map').searchAddress({
address: $('#fromAddress').val(),
cache: $.jmap.GGeoCache,
returntype: 'object'
}
lat = address[1];
lng = address[0];
I haven't tested this, but from the source code of the plugin, the
returntype option is there explicitly to allow what you are looking
for.
Hope this helps!
Hamish
On Jan 16, 6:13 pm, Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> can anyone please help me with this?
>
> On Jan 15, 2008 11:35 AM, Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I am trying to make use of the jMaps plugin
> >http://digitalspaghetti.me.uk/2007/11/20/jmap2-beta-release-outto
> > retrieve the lat and long of an address so I can put it into a form element.
>
> > So far I have the following code, I can stop the plugin putting the
> > pointer on the map (by adding addMarker:false ), so at least I know that I
> > should be getting a variable with the point coords in it:
>
> > (function($){
> > //$.fn.jMap.defaults.mapType = "sat";
> > $('#map').jmap({language:"en"});
> > $('#map').createMarkerManager();
> > $('#map').createGeoCache();
>
> > //console.log($.jmap);
> > function searchCallBack(point){
> > alert(point);
> > }
>
> > $('#addressSearch').click(function(){
> > $('#map').searchAddress({
> > address: $('#fromAddress').val(),
> > cache: $.jmap.GGeoCache, addMarker:false
> > },null,searchCallBack
> > );
> > });
> > })(jQuery);
>
> > However the callback doesnt work properly, I have also tried
> > $('#addressSearch').click(function(){
> > $('#map').searchAddress({
> > address: $('#fromAddress').val(),
> > cache: $.jmap.GGeoCache, addMarker:false
> > },null,function(point){alert(point);}
> > );
> > but the function that is passed in is passed simply as text.
>
> > and I tried assigning the result to a variable :
>
> > $address = $('#map').searchAddress({
> > address: $('#fromAddress').val(),
> > cache: $.jmap.GGeoCache, addMarker:false
> > }
> > but there was no love there either.
>
> > Any help great fully appreciated!
> > Where am I going wrong?
>
> > --
> > Duncan I Loxton
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> --
> Duncan I Loxton
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
