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JavaScript

Posted by Kangin Choi
Kangin Choi
4,174 Points

Google API for extra credit problem

// get google map api 
const zipRequest = https.get('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=' + `${address}` + '&key=' + `${zipKey}`, response => {
  let lat = '';
  let lng = '';
  let zipBody = '';

  response.on('data', data => {
    zipBody += data.toString();
  });

  response.on('end', () => {
    const zipData = JSON.parse(zipBody);

    console.dir(zipData);
  });
});

I was able to parse the data but after I am having problem accessing data such as lat and lng.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

This code is not complete. Do you have the whole project in a workspace or repo where it could be tried out?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

You never assign lat or lng except with empty strings.

is there more to this code that you didn't show?

Kangin Choi
Kangin Choi
4,174 Points 
coordinate.lat = zipData.results[0].geometry.location.lat;
coordinate.lng = zipData.results[0].geometry.location.lng;

this worked!! Thank you.