README.md

jquery-location-picker

Pick latitude and longitude using GoogleMap with JQuery

Usage

Create a div inside form element

<form method="POST" action="/">
  <div id="a_map"></div>
  <submit>Send Location</submit>
</form>

include jquery-location-picker.min.js with jquery and gmap

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=your_gapi_key&libraries=places"></script>
<script src="jquery-location-picker.min.js"></script>

libraries=places param are required for SearchBox

initialize location-picker to your div

$('#a_map').locationPicker(mapOptions, options);

and voila! (Read below about mapOptions and options)

Info

The default names of latitude input and longitude input is latitude and longitude

<input type="hidden" name="latitude">
<input type="hidden" name="longitude">

You may custom it by adding latInputName or lngInputName at options

MapOptions (optional), read more at GoogleMap JS API

{
  center: {
    lat: -7.259258,
    lng: 112.7931297
   },
   scrollwheel: true,
   zoom: 17
}

Options (optional) :

{
  height: 320,
  latInputName: 'latitude', // no effect when use with latInput
  lngInputName: 'longitude',  // no effect when use with lngInput
  latInput: $('#my-latitude'),
  lngInput: $('#my-longitude'),
  click: function (latlng) {}, // triggered when map clicked
  change: function (latlng) {} // triggered when latlng changed (including change after searching)
}

Demo

To use demo, replace 'your_api_key' with your API Key. Read more about APIKEY at GoogleMap API