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Javascript Widget Reference International

AddressFinder.Widget class

Constructor

Constructor Parameters Description
AddressFinder.Widget() input:Element, api_key:String, country_code:String, options?:Object Attaches a new widget to the specified input element.

Methods

Method Parameters Return Value Description
on() event_name:String, callback:Function AddressFinder.Widget Subscribes to a specified event.
trigger() event_name:String, arguments…> AddressFinder.Widget Manually fires a specified event.
setOption() option_name:String, value:* AddressFinder.Widget Sets an option after the widget has been initialised.
setCountry() country_code:String AddressFinder.Widget Sets a country after the widget has been initialised.
getOption() option_name:String AddressFinder.Widget Gets the current value of the specified option.
addService() name:String, search_function:Function AddressFinder.Service Function to add an additional third-party search.
disable() AddressFinder.Widget Disables the AddressFinder widget. The autocomplete function will stop operating until it is re-enabled.
enable() AddressFinder.Widget Re-enables a disabled AddressFinder widget.

Options

Option Type Default Description
address_params Object {strict: "2"} Additional parameters to filter the address results. NZ Address params, AU Address params and International Address params. The Code Examples page has some good examples.
address_metadata_params Object nil Additional parameters to adjust the values returned with address metadata. NZ Address Metadata params, AU Address Metadata params, International Address Metadata params.
base_url String https://api.addressfinder.io The base URL endpoint for API calls and CSS resources.
canonical Boolean true Force the selection of the canonical address when an aliased address is selected.
container Object document.body The element that wraps in input field that AddressFinder will use. This is useful when embedding the widget within a scrolling panel. The Code Demos page has some good examples.
empty_class String 'af_empty' CSS class name to be applied to the li element containing the empty_content message.
empty_content String No addresses were found. This could be a new address, or you may need to check the spelling. Learn more Message to display to users when there are no found addresses or locations.
footer_class String 'af_footer' CSS class name to be applied to the li element containing the footer.
hover_class String 'af_hover' CSS class name to be applied to the li element of a highlighted result.
ignore_returns Boolean true Ignore the use of the enter key when no list item is selected.
item_class String 'af_item' CSS class name to be applied to the li element of a result.
list_class String 'af_list' CSS class name to be applied to the ul element containing the results.
manual_style Boolean false If true, the widget will not embed the default stylesheet, allowing a custom stylesheet to be used.
(Can only be set when widget is constructed).
max_results Integer 10 Maximum number of results to display.
position String 'absolute' Use a different positioning value for the list_class element. When embedding AddressFinder within a fixed position element, using a matching fixed position value will ensure the popup list appears below the input element.
show_addresses Boolean true Set to false to hide address results.

Events

Event Callback Arguments Description
"result:select" selectedAddress:String, metadata:Object Fired when any result is selected. The metadata value returned depends on the type of address selected, which depends on the search criteria supplied. The metadata could be either Australian Address metadata, Australian Location metadata, New Zealand Address metadata, New Zealand Location metadata or New Zealand Point of Interest metadata
"address:select" selectedAddress:String, metadata:Object Just like "result:select", but only fired when an address is selected. The metadata could be either Australian Address metadata or New Zealand Address metadata
"address:select:pre" selectedAddress:String, metadata:Object Fired immediately when an address is selected, before an info request for extended data is made.
"results:update" Fired when all services have updated their results.
"results:empty" Fired when there are no results to display.

AddressFinder.Service class

Constuctor

AddressFinder.Service is returned from the AddressFinder.Widget#addService method.

Methods

Method Parameters Return Value Description
on() event_name:String, callback:Function AddressFinder.Service Subscribes an a specified event.
trigger() event_name:String, arguments… AddressFinder.Service Manually fires a specified event.
setOption() option_name:String, value:* AddressFinder.Service Sets an option after the widget has been initialised.
getOption() option_name:String AddressFinder.Service Gets the current value of the specified option.

Options

Option Type Default Description
renderer Function Allows a function to be defined to format how the result will be displayed. The function will be passed two arguments, the value and the data, and must return a string.

Events

Event Callback Arguments Description
"result:select" selectedAddress:String, metadata:Object Fired when a result from this service is selected.

Address Params

Property Type Description
max Integer The maximum number of results to return. A number between 1 and 15. The default is 10 results.

Address Metadata Params

Property Type Description Default value
gps String Request GPS coordinates for latitude and longitude be returned when available 0
Yes GPS coordinates wil be included in the response 1
No 0

Address metadata

Property Type Description Example
id
String Unique address identifier obtained from the Address Autocomplete 2fjZ2wvSHufT0ruefqNH13rYtBKS6ZZukGxPowcuqmUB/s_nIJl_--trguceJRa_eztyLG--jl1iVIoZZZaQYvF/erphow==
address
Group Address information as supplied by our sources. Contains the following fields:
address_line_1
String
First address line in the country specific format, usually includes unit number, street number, name, etc. Can be used on forms with multiple address fields. 123 Edward St
address_line_2
String
Second address line in the country specific format, usually includes locality, neighbourhood, etc. Can be used on forms with multiple address fields. Silver Berry
address_line_combined
String
Country specific lines 1 and 2 combined into one. Can be used on forms with a single address field. 123 Edward St, Silver Berry
city
String
The city, town or locality name as assigned by our sources Toronto
city_line
String
The city in a format suitable for postal services Toronto ON M5G
postcode
String
Holds the country specific postcode M5G
state
String
Country specific state/region/district ON
country_name
String
Name of the country the address belongs to Canada
country_code
String
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the country CA
metadata
Group Other metadata as supplied by our sources. Contains the following fields:
street
String
Holds the full name of the street as supplied by our sources Edward St
street_number
String
Holds the street number as supplied by our sources 123
state_code
String
Holds the two letter code of the province ON
state_name
String
Holds the full name of the province Ontario
position
Group Contains the GPS coordinates if requested via the gps param
latitude
Float
Latitude in the decimal degrees format 42.993184
longitude
Float
Longitude in the decimal degrees format -81.184534
success
Boolean Indicates if the request was successful or not. true
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