Reference · Australian country module
compareAustralianAddressesfunction
Compares two Australian addresses field by field: the unit, level, lot, number, street, suburb, state and postcode.
Letter case, punctuation, a street type written out or abbreviated (Street, St) and a state by name or code are
not differences.
Import it
import { compareAustralianAddresses } from "@johnmorrisdotca/address-plus/au";
Definition
function compareAustralianAddresses(first: ParsedAddress, second: ParsedAddress): CountryComparison
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
first | ParsedAddress | The first address, as |
second | ParsedAddress | The second address. |
Returns
CountryComparison
Whether they are the same delivery point, and each field that differs.
Examples
import { compareAustralianAddresses, parseAustralianAddress } from "@johnmorrisdotca/address-plus/au";
const parsedAddress1=parseAustralianAddress("12 Smith Street, Parramatta NSW 2150");
if (!parsedAddress1) throw new Error("The example address did not parse.");
const parsedAddress2=parseAustralianAddress("14 Smith St, Parramatta New South Wales 2150");
if (!parsedAddress2) throw new Error("The example address did not parse.");
console.log(compareAustralianAddresses(parsedAddress1, parsedAddress2));
// → {"isSame":false,"differences":[{"field":"number","first":"12","second":"14"}]}{
isSame: false,
differences: [ { field: 'number', first: '12', second: '14' } ]
}What it prints (run when this page was built)