Parsed Address Output
The parsed output displays a list of all the address components along with their values in the
input address strings. The components for United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany are not
identical. The table below gives a description of all the address components, the values
the components can take, and if those are applicable for German, Canada, and UK
addresses.
Note: The values of some address components can be interchanged in the
output:
- For German addresses: Suburb, City, County and StateProvince can be interchanged.
- For United Kingdom addresses: City, Suburb and Neighbourhood can be interchanged.
- For Canada addresses: City and StateProvince can be interchanged.
| Address components | Valid for German Addresses | Valid for UK Addresses | Valid for Canada Addresses | Accepted and parsed values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrganizationName | Yes | Yes | Yes | Name of organization, hospital, institute, school, and bank |
| Floor | - | Yes | - | Apartment number, sub-building information, floor, suite, and flat number |
| PlaceName | - | Yes | - | Landmark, building, building name, cluster name, society name, residential and commercial complex, and special economic zone |
| AddressNumber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Building number, address number on streets |
| Street | Yes | Yes | Yes | Name of thoroughfare |
| Neighbourhood | Yes | - | Small subdivision of a locality, city, or town | |
| City | Yes | Yes | Yes | Name of village, city, district, or suburb, per the geographical division of the country. These elements together constitute location information. |
| Suburb | Yes | Yes | - | |
| County | Yes | Yes | - | |
| PostCode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Series of letters and/or digits assigned to geographical areas primarily for sorting mails. Post Code sometimes also includes spaces or punctuation. |
| POBox | Yes | Yes | - | A lockable box having a unique address. It is located on the premises of a post office station. |
| StateProvince | Yes | - | Yes | Largest geographical entity with respect to a country |
| Country | Yes | Yes | Yes | Name of the country |
Note: All the components listed in the table may not be displayed for all the input
addresses. For a component to display, the input string should have a value for
it.