empty strings or zero will be converted to null

bizmatch/src/app/components/validated-location/validated-location.component.ts

@@ -41,16 +41,18 @@ export class ValidatedLocationComponent extends BaseInputComponent {
   }
   onInputChange(event: Place): void {
     this.value = event; //{ ...event, longitude: parseFloat(event.longitude), latitude: parseFloat(event.latitude) };
-    this.value = {
-      id: event?.place_id,
-      name: event?.address.city,
-      county: event?.address.county,
-      street: event?.address.road,
-      housenumber: event?.address.house_number,
-      state: event?.address['ISO3166-2-lvl4'].substr(3),
-      latitude: event ? parseFloat(event?.lat) : undefined,
-      longitude: event ? parseFloat(event?.lon) : undefined,
-    };
+    if (event) {
+      this.value = {
+        id: event?.place_id,
+        name: event?.address.city,
+        county: event?.address.county,
+        street: event?.address.road,
+        housenumber: event?.address.house_number,
+        state: event?.address['ISO3166-2-lvl4'].substr(3),
+        latitude: event ? parseFloat(event?.lat) : undefined,
+        longitude: event ? parseFloat(event?.lon) : undefined,
+      };
+    }
     this.onChange(this.value);
   }
   private loadCities() {