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Script that makes a call to the Census geocoding API when the page loads
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<!--
here we are including the jQuery library specifically to use
the `$.ajax()` function for making a call to the Census API
-->
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.2.min.js"></script>
<style>
body {
background: steelblue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<script>
var address = '500 Yale Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109';
// this is the jQuery ajax function, that allows us to make a
// call to another URL.
$.ajax({
url: 'http://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/onelineaddress?address='+address+'&benchmark=4&format=jsonp',
dataType: 'jsonp',
success: function(response) {
console.log(response);
},
error: function(error) {
console.log(error);
}
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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