Changeset 373 for trunk/npemap.org.uk

Timestamp:

Nov 19, 2006, 11:48:10 AM (14 years ago)

Author:

David Sheldon

Message:

If the location looks like a postcode, use our geocoder.

File:

• trunk/npemap.org.uk/static/tiles/mapTiles.js (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/npemap.org.uk/static/tiles/mapTiles.js

@@ -509 +509 @@
 }
 
+function postcodeLoc(jData) {
+  if (jData == null) {
+    // There was a problem parsing search results
+    return;
+  }
+  gotoLocation(Math.round(jData.e/1000), Math.round(jData.n/1000), 1);
+
+}
 
 function find() {
   var where = $('where').value;
   if (where.length > 0) {
-     request = 'http://ws.geonames.org/searchJSON?name=' +  encodeURIComponent(where)  + '&callback=getLocation&country=GB&fclass=P&fclass=T&style=SHORT';
+    if (where.toUpperCase().match(/^([A-Z]+\d+[A-Z]?)\s*(\d[A-Z][A-Z])?$/)) {
+      request = "/cgi/geocoder.fcgi?postcode=" + encodeURIComponent(where) + "&callback=postcodeLoc&format=js";
+      
+    } else {
+      request = 'http://ws.geonames.org/searchJSON?name=' +  encodeURIComponent(where)  + '&callback=getLocation&country=GB&fclass=P&fclass=T&style=SHORT';
+    }
     aObj = new JSONscriptRequest(request);
     // Build the script tag