"Google Maps for ExpressionEngine" field validation with Zoo Visitor Update Form

Question

I am using Google Maps for ExpressionEngine field type with Zoo Visitor update member entry form. But I couldn't make this field type as Required.

I tried by having "Is this a required field?" as "Yes" from field setting and/or validation rule rules:field_name="required" but no luck.

Could anyone please suggest how can I validate Google Map field.

Thanks,

Answer 1

Have you tried setting "minimum points" to something other than 0? You can find it in the field settings of your Google Maps channel field.

Answer 2

I've been working on something very similar, but instead of using a map fieldtype I chose to just make the native EE grid custom field to hold the address. This way you can easily make the fields required. See example below.

{my_address}
    {my_address:street_address_1} 
    {my_address:street_address_2} 
    {my_address:city} 
    {my_address:state} 
    {my_address:zip}
{/my_address}

I'm using Zoo Visitor, but for maps I'm using Gmaps. In my template I can use this information within the gmaps tag to bring in the address. I'm sure that Google Maps for ExpressionEngine has a similar tag.

Cheers! jules