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getMquest ~ Map Quest Link Generator

Type:	code fragment
Added by:	tommyo
Entered:	08/08/2001
Last modified:	09/12/2003
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This is a simple function that creates a link to a mapquest link. The function accepts the a street, city, state, zip and optionally a string for the link. If the link string is not set it uses the address for the link string.

<?php
// Function - getMquest

                            // Passed:

                            // Variables..: 4 character strings; street, city, state, 

                            //              zip 

                            // example of use..: 

                            //  echo getMquest('374 Center St', 'Winona', 'MN','55987');

                            //  echo getMquest('374 Center St', 'Winona', 'MN','55987', 'link string');

                            // Above would create a link to MapQuest.com that would 

                            //pull up a map of that location.

                            
 function getMquest($street, $city, $state, $zip, $link = '')

                            {

                                //Store the original address

                                $Address = array( 'street' => $street

                                                , 'city'   => $city

                                                , 'state'  => $state

                                                , 'zip'    => $zip

                                                );

                                //Initialize local variables.

                                $Mlink = "";         //Return value

                            

                                //Strip periods, commas, leading, and tailing spaces from street, city,

                                $street = trim($street);

                                $street = str_replace('.','',$street);

                                $street = str_replace(',','',$street);

                                $street = str_replace(' ','+',$street);

                                $city = trim($city);

                                $city = str_replace('.','',$city);

                                $city = str_replace(',','',$city);

                                $city = str_replace(' ','+',$city);

                                $zip = trim($zip);

                                $state = trim($state);

                            

                                //Compine the given data into a url that will link to mapquest

                                $Mlink = "http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn%2Ftwn-map_results&random=565&event=find_search&SNVData=&address=" .


                                   $street . "&city=" . $city . "+&State=" . $state . "&Zip=" .

                                   $zip . "&Find+Map.x=0&Find+Map.y=0";

                                switch(true){

                                    case($link == ''):

                                        $Mlink = "<a href=$Mlink>" . $Address['street'] . "<br>" .

                                                 $Address['city'] . ", " . $Address['state'] .

                                                 "<br>" . $Address['zip'] . "</a>";

                                        break;

                                    case($link != ''):

                                        $Mlink = "<a href=$Mlink>$link</a>";

                                        break;

                                }

                                return $Mlink;

                            }
 ?>
?>

Usage Example

echo "<a href=" . getMquest("374 center stret", "Winona", "MN", "55987") . ">click here to see my crib</A>";

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