[google_geocode]
| Link | google_geocode |
| Author | Jason Huck |
| Category | Utility |
| Version | 8.x |
| License | http://opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license.php |
| Posted | 10 Jul 2006 |
| Updated | 10 Jul 2006 |
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Description
This tag returns a map of longitude and latitude for the given street address using the Google Maps API. Accepts two parameters: a valid API key and a street address. Requires [xml_tree].
Sample Usage
google_geocode(
-key='your_api_key_here',
-address'your street address here'
);
Source Code
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define_tag(
'geocode',
-namespace='google_',
-req='key',
-req='address', -copy,
-priority='replace',
-description='Geocodes the given address via Google.'
);
local('out' = map);
local('codes') = map(
200 = 'G_GEO_SUCCESS',
601 = 'G_GEO_MISSING_ADDRESS',
602 = 'G_GEO_UNKNOWN_ADDRESS',
603 = 'G_GEO_UNAVAILABLE_ADDRESS',
610 = 'G_GEO_BAD_KEY',
620 = 'G_GEO_TOO_MANY_QUERIES',
500 = 'G_GEO_SERVER_ERROR'
);
local('getparams') = array(
'q' = #address,
'output' = 'xml',
'key' = #key
);
protect;
local('data') = xml_tree(
include_url(
'http://maps.google.com/maps/geo',
-getparams=#getparams
)
);
local('code') = integer(#data->response->status->code->contents);
if(#code == 200);
local('coords') = #data->response->placemark->point->coordinates->contents;
#out->insert('longitude' = decimal(@#coords->split(',')->first));
#out->insert('latitude' = decimal(@#coords->split(',')->second));
return(#out);
else;
return(#codes->find(#code));
/if;
handle_error;
return('Unknown error.');
/handle_error;
/protect;
/define_tag;
If "placemark" is an array, you get an error