I want to use the Google Places API to pull in account information from "Establishments." Instead of users having to type in all of their account info (Establishment Name, Street Address, city, state, phone# and placeid), I want to use the Google Places Auto-complete functionality to populate the account info input fields auto-magically.
The goal is, during account creation, users would just start typing the name of their business into a search/input field and, as they are typing, a list below the input field would populate with establishments having the name/letters the user is typing--within 10 miles of their location. For example, if a user types an "R" then all the establishments that begin with the letter "R" within 10 miles of their location would populate the selection list below the input field. If they type in "Re" then all the establishments that begin with "Re"....and so on. Once they select an establishment from the list, it should populate a set of input fields below (Establishment Name, Street Address, city, state, phone# and placeid(not visible)).
To start:
Should I add the Places JavaScript Library to do this, or should I create a new REST service and use the Places Web Service?
Is there any way you can provide me step-by-step instructions on how to do this? I am new to app development.
