How to get city and postal code from google maps API.My code look like this

if (place.address_ponents) {                    
code = [place.address_ponents[0].types[0].postal_code];
alert(code);
document.getElementById('cityField').value = code;
}

but when i am trying this it alerts null.

Thanks in advance

How to get city and postal code from google maps API.My code look like this

if (place.address_ponents) {                    
code = [place.address_ponents[0].types[0].postal_code];
alert(code);
document.getElementById('cityField').value = code;
}

but when i am trying this it alerts null.

Thanks in advance

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Share Improve this question Follow asked Apr 15, 2013 at 6:59 JamesJames 8722 gold badges33 silver badges1313 bronze badges 3

• Is this all the code you have? There would need to be some kind of call to the Google API before place would have any value. – Mathijs Flietstra Commented Apr 15, 2013 at 7:03
• No.I am calling Google API and the map is working properly.My need is that when i select a place in one txt box i want to populate another textbox with postal code – James Commented Apr 15, 2013 at 7:08
• i will add my whole code – James Commented Apr 15, 2013 at 7:09

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Check the following links of SO and your problem's solution is in those question's answer:

1. Lookup City and State by Zip Google Geocode Api
2. How to look up ZIP/Postal Code by City using Google Maps API?

And this one is good for you. Have a look:

Google Maps API sometimes not returning PostalCode within AddressDetails

And read this tutorial:

how-to-find-which-state-a-zip-code-is-located-in-using-the-google-maps-api