Get users zip code using Google
Use Google to find your users zip code and autopopulate an input field..
function postalCodeLookup(input) {
var head= document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0],
script= document.createElement('script');
script.src= '//maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false';
head.appendChild(script);
script.onload = function() {
if (navigator.geolocation) {
var a = input,
fallback = setTimeout(function () {
fail('10 seconds expired');
}, 10000);
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function (pos) {
clearTimeout(fallback);
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(pos.coords.latitude, pos.coords.longitude);
new google.maps.Geocoder().geocode({'latLng': point}, function (res, status) {
if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK && typeof res[0] !== 'undefined') {
var zip = res[0].formatted_address.match(/,\s\w{2}\s(\d{5})/);
if (zip) {
a.value = zip[1];
} else fail('Unable to look-up postal code');
} else {
fail('Unable to look-up geolocation');
}
});
}, function (err) {
fail(err.message);
});
} else {
alert('Unable to find your location.');
}
function fail(err) {
console.log('err', err);
a.value('Try Again.');
}
};
}
Written by David Condrey
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