javascript - Returning Zipcode from Geolocation in Meteor -


<template name="home">  <a href="#" id="showmylocation">where i</a>  <div id="location">postal address</div>  <div id="zipcode">zip code</div> </template> 

i'm trying retrieve user's current address , zipcode using geolocation in meteor. or advice appreciated.

this javascript

meteor.startup(function() {   googlemaps.load();  });  template.home.events({ 'click #showmylocation': function(event){    event.preventdefault();    $(this).html('determining address...');     navigator.geolocation.getcurrentposition(function (position){        var geocoder = new google.maps.geocoder();        var latlng   = new google.maps.latlng(position.coords.latitude,         position.coords.longitude);         geocoder.geocode({          'latlng': latlng},             function (results, status){             (var = 0; < results[0].address_components.length; i++) {              var address = results[0].address_components[i];               if (address.types[0] == "postal_code"){                 $('#zipcode').html(address.long_name);                 $('#location').html(results[0].formatted_address);                 $('#showmylocation').hide();                 }             }         });     });     return false; } }); 

what want called reverse geocoding. heres how can google maps javascript api https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/geocoding-reverse

you can use geonames api that.


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