Google Map Place Search

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Lets add a search box on Google Map.

HTML Code

<input id="pac-input" class="controls" type="text" placeholder="Search Box">
<div id="myMap"></div>

 

CSS Code

html, body, #myMap {
height: 100%;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px
}
.controls {
margin-top: 16px;
border: 1px solid transparent;
border-radius: 2px 0 0 2px;
box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
height: 32px;
outline: none;
box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

#pac-input {
background-color: #fff;
padding: 0 11px 0 13px;
width: 400px;
font-family: Roboto;
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 300;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

#pac-input:focus {
border-color: #4d90fe;
margin-left: -1px;
padding-left: 14px; /* Regular padding-left + 1. */
width: 401px;
}

.pac-container {
font-family: Roboto;
}

#type-selector {
color: #fff;
background-color: #4d90fe;
padding: 5px 11px 0px 11px;
}

#type-selector label {
font-family: Roboto;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 300;
}
#target {
width: 345px;
}

 

JavaScript Code

<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&
sensor=false&libraries=places"></script>
<script>
function initialize() {
var markers = [];
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('myMap'), {
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
var defaultBounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(
new google.maps.LatLng(-33.8902, 151.1759),
new google.maps.LatLng(-33.8474, 151.2631));
map.fitBounds(defaultBounds);
// Create the search box and link it to the UI element.
var input = /** @type {HTMLInputElement} */(
document.getElementById('pac-input'));
map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_LEFT].push(input);

var searchBox = new google.maps.places.SearchBox(
/** @type {HTMLInputElement} */(input));
google.maps.event.addListener(searchBox, 'places_changed', function() {
var places = searchBox.getPlaces();

for (var i = 0, marker; marker = markers[i]; i++) {
marker.setMap(null);
}

// For each place, get the icon, place name, and location.
markers = [];
var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
for (var i = 0, place; place = places[i]; i++) {
var image = {
url: place.icon,
size: new google.maps.Size(71, 71),
origin: new google.maps.Point(0, 0),
anchor: new google.maps.Point(17, 34),
scaledSize: new google.maps.Size(25, 25)
};

// Create a marker for each place.
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
icon: image,
title: place.name,
position: place.geometry.location
});

markers.push(marker);
bounds.extend(place.geometry.location);
}

map.fitBounds(bounds);
});
// [END region_getplaces]

// Bias the SearchBox results towards places that are within the bounds of the
// current map's viewport.
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'bounds_changed', function() {
var bounds = map.getBounds();
searchBox.setBounds(bounds);
});
}

google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>