Sorry for asking a simple question I surely can find easily by reading the API docs, but a client just asked me this in general, and I would like to answer him asap.
Situation:
I have a custom map created, with public (or restricted to user) access, where are different markers.
Q1)Is it possible to create markers via the API using e.g. custom data from our database?
Q2)Ist it possible to add a URL to a marker, so that a user clicks on it and gets to a specific site, where he can e.g. vote for this location? (just as an example)
Thanks in advance to everyone, and once more sorry not to look closer by myself
Cheers,
Phil
Following Function Will Create Marker
<script type="text/javascript">
// Standard google maps function
function initialize() {
var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(40.779502, -73.967857);
var myOptions = {
zoom: 12,
center: myLatlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
TestMarker();
}
// Function for adding a marker to the page.
function addMarker(location) {
marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: location,
map: map
});
}
// Testing the addMarker function
function TestMarker() {
CentralPark = new google.maps.LatLng(37.7699298, -122.4469157);
addMarker(CentralPark);
}
For Clicking and URL Use Following Technique
var points = [
['name1', 59.9362384705039, 30.19232525792222, 12, 'www.google.com'],
['name2', 59.941412822085645, 30.263564729357767, 11, 'www.amazon.com'],
['name3', 59.939177197629455, 30.273554411974955, 10, 'www.stackoverflow.com']
];
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
...
zIndex: place[3],
url: place[4]
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
window.location.href = this.url;
});
Related
I created a map that focuses on a user's location. The map has a single marker with an info window. When a user clicks on the info window it gives him a hyperlink to an info page (info.html). I want to create an option that will allow the user to go back from the info page to the map, and the map should be focused on the same marker (not on his current location). It's basically going the opposite way. It sounds pretty simple, but I have no idea how to code this.
I guess I can build a different map for every marker, but that seems highly unlikely to be the right solution. Any help would be appreciated.
This is my attempt with the script, (initialize2() doesn't work):
$(document).ready(function() {
getLocation();
});
var map;
var jones = new google.maps.LatLng(40.59622788325198, -73.50334167480469);
function getLocation() {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
function(position) {
var myLatLng = new google.maps.LatLng(position.coords.latitude,position.coords.longitude);
map.setCenter(myLatLng);
},
function() {
alert("Please enable location detection on your device");
}
);
}
function initialize() {
var mapOptions = {
center: map,
zoom: 9,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map-canvas"), mapOptions);
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
});
var marker1 = new google.maps.Marker({
position: jones,
map: map
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker1, 'click', function() {
infowindow.setContent('<h4>Jones Beach</h4>See info');
infowindow.open(map,marker1);
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
// this is my attempt to focus on the marker
// there will be a button that will evoke this function from info.html
function initialize2() {
var mapOptions2 = {
zoom: 14,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(40.59622788325198, -73.50334167480469),
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'),
mapOptions2);
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize2);
What about using a hash in the url?
Try using "http://students.example.com/test.html#one":
$(function() {
var places = {
one: [40.59622788325198, -73.50334167480469],
two: [50.59622788325198, -71.50334167480469]
};
var div = $('#map-canvas');
var map = new google.maps.Map(div.get(0), {
center: map,
zoom: 9,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
var markers = {};
$.each(places, function(name) {
markers[name] = new google.maps.Marker({
position: new google.maps.LatLng(this[0], this[1]),
map: map
});
});
var place = location.hash.substr(1);
if(place in places) {
map.setCenter(markers[place].getPosition());
}
});
I've been following the official documentation on how to add markers on the map so far
Nevertheless, I can see only one marker at a time max. If I try to add another one, then it doesn't work (I can't even see the first one).
My process is the following:
I initialize gmaps api:
jQuery(window).ready(function(){
//If we click on Find me Lakes
jQuery("#btnInit").click(initiate_geolocation);
});
function initiate_geolocation() {
if (navigator.geolocation)
{
var script = document.createElement("script");
script.type = "text/javascript";
script.src = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyBbfJJVh0jL1X9b7XFDcPuV7nHD1HlfsKs&sensor=true&callback=initialize";
document.body.appendChild(script);
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(handle_geolocation_query, handle_errors);
}
else
{
yqlgeo.get('visitor', normalize_yql_response);
}
}
Then, I display it on the appropriate div. But when it comes to make the AJAX call, in order to get my locations of the different markers I'd like to display, It just doesn't work properly. Here is the code with a simple map displayed (since that's the only thing working for me so far).
function handle_geolocation_query(position){
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 14,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(position.coords.latitude, position.coords.longitude),
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
}
alert('Lat: ' + position.coords.latitude + ' ' +
'Lon: ' + position.coords.longitude);
$('#map-canvas').slideToggle('slow', function(){
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map-canvas"), mapOptions);
});
$.when( getLakes(position.coords.latitude, position.coords.longitude)).done(function(results) {
// InitializeGoogleMaps(results);
if(results)
var data = results.map(function (lake) {
//Check if the lake has any open swims, if not, the button will not be clickable and an alert will pop up
if (lake.available>0)
clickable=true;
else
clickable=false;
return {
name: lake.name,
fishs: lake.fisheryType,
swims: lake.swims,
dist: lake.distance,
lat: lake.latitude,
long: lake.longitude,
id: lake.id,
avail: lake.available,
clickable: clickable,
route: Routing.generate('lake_display', { id: lake.id, lat: position.coords.latitude, lng: position.coords.longitude})
}
});
var template = Handlebars.compile( $('#template').html() );
$('#list').append( template(data) );
} );
};
So I'd like to add markers after the AJAX call. I've set up a function that I should call in the when()
function InitializeGoogleMaps(results) {
};
to display the markers in a foreach loop but nope, can't make it work. It looks like this :
CentralPark = new google.maps.LatLng(37.7699298, -122.4469157);
marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: location,
map: map
});
Any help would be great !
Thanks
The main issue is that the map variable is declared only in the scope of the anonymous callback on slideToggle. First of all declare at the top-level function scope.
function handle_geolocation_query(position){
var map,
mapOptions = {
zoom: 14,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(position.coords.latitude, position.coords.longitude),
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
}
...
Then change the slideToggle callback to initialise the variable instead of redeclaring:
$('#map-canvas').slideToggle('slow', function(){
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map-canvas"), mapOptions);
});
Then you should pass map as a second parameter to your InitializeGoogleMaps function and call it using InitializeGoogleMaps(results, map). See where this gets you and hit me back with any questions.
The code in example 1 works. I would like to understand the marker.setIcon(); function more (new to JavaScript also).
My question is. In the documentation for Google maps you see something like this for changing the marker.
MarkerImage(url:string, size?:Size, origin?:Point, anchor?:Point, scaledSize?:Size)
How does this relate to what I have done in example 1 for setting up marker Icon, shoud I have done somethign like this instead?
marker = google.maps.MarkerImage({
url: "newIcon.png"
});
marker.setIcon(marker);
and would that have worked?
here is my example
Example 1
function initialize(){
//MAP
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng('xxx','xxx');
var options = {
zoom: 16,
center: latlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), options);
//GEOCODER
geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
draggable: true
});
marker.setPosition(latlng);
marker.setIcon("newIcon.png");
map.setCenter(latlng);
}
You're giving a V2 answer for a V3 question.
There is no GIcon in V3.
var image = new google.maps.MarkerImage("newIcon.png");
Can be used inside your marker as the icon.
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: new google.maps.LatLng(lat,lng),
icon:image
});
The following sample code provided by google maps api
var geocoder;
var map;
function initialize() {
geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(40.77627, -73.910965);
var myOptions = {
zoom: 8,
center: latlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
}
the following only shows google map of the location without a marker.
I was wondering how I can place a marker by giving latitude/longitude parameters?
And how is it possible to store my own information pulled from a database on that marker?
Here is a JSFiddle Demo that shows you how to set a google map marker by Lat Lng and also when click would give you an information window (bubble):
Here is our basic HTML with 3 hyperlinks when clicked adds a marker onto the map:
<div id="map_canvas"></div>
<a href='javascript:addMarker("usa")'>Click to Add U.S.A</a><br/>
<a href='javascript:addMarker("brasil")'>Click to Add Brasil</a><br/>
<a href='javascript:addMarker("argentina")'>Click to Add Argentina</a><br/>
First we set 2 global variables. one for map and another an array to hold our markers:
var map;
var markers = [];
This is our initialize to create a google map:
function initialize() {
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(40.77627, -73.910965);
var myOptions = {
zoom: 1,
center: latlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
}
We then create 3 lat lng locations where we would like to place our markers:
var usa = new google.maps.LatLng(37.09024, -95.712891);
var brasil = new google.maps.LatLng(-14.235004, -51.92528);
var argentina = new google.maps.LatLng(-38.416097, -63.616672);
Here we create a function to add our markers based on whatever is passed onto it. myloc will be either usa, brasil or argentina and we then create the marker based on the passed param. With in the addMarker function we check and make sure we don't create duplicate marker on the map by calling the for loop and if we the passed param has already been created then we return out of the function and do nothing, else we create the marker and push it onto the global markers array. After the marker is created we then attach an info window with it's associated marker by doing markers[markers.length-1]['infowin'] markers.length-1 is just basically getting the newly pushed marker on the array. Within the info window we set the content using html. This is basically the information you put into the bubble or info window (it can be weather information which you can populate using a weather API and etc). After info window is attached we then attach an onclick event listener using the Google Map API's addListener and when the marker is clicked we want to open the info window that is associated with it by calling this['infowin'].open(map, this) where the map is our global map and this is the marker we are currently associating the onclick event with.
function addMarker(myloc) {
var current;
if (myloc == 'usa') current = usa;
else if (myloc == 'brasil') current = brasil;
else if (myloc == 'argentina') current = argentina;
for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++)
if (current.lat() === markers[i].position.lat() && current.lng() === markers[i].position.lng()) return;
markers.push(new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: current,
title: myloc
}));
markers[markers.length - 1]['infowin'] = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: '<div>This is a marker in ' + myloc + '</div>'
});
google.maps.event.addListener(markers[markers.length - 1], 'click', function() {
this['infowin'].open(map, this);
});
}
When all is done we basically attach window.onload event and call the initialize function:
window.onload = initialize;
I have a somewhat strange problem. I have two maps on my site, a big one and a small one. I want to use the big one to show a route to a certain address. I'm now trying to implement the two maps but get a weird problem. The small map is working fine, but on the big map only a small area of the div is filled with the map, the rest is empty. (See the image.)
I use the following code to display the two maps:
function initialize() {
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(51.92475, 4.38206);
var myOptions = {zoom: 10, center: latlng,mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({position: latlng, map:map, title:"Home"});
var image = '/Core/Images/Icons/citysquare.png';
var myLatLng = new google.maps.LatLng(51.92308, 4.47058);
var cityCentre = new google.maps.Marker({position:myLatLng, map:map, icon:image, title:"Centre"});
marker.setMap(map);
var largeLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(51.92475, 4.38206);
var largeOptions = {zoom: 10, center: largeLatlng,mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP};
var largeMap = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("largeMap"), largeOptions);
var largeMarker = new google.maps.Marker({position: largeLatlng, map:largeMap, title:"Cherrytrees"});
largeMarker.setMap(largeMap);
}
[..]
jQuery(document).ready(function () {
[..]
initialize();
});
What's going wrong here?
EDIT:
Unfortunately the suggestions below doesn't seem to work. The closes i came is to remove the display:none from the elements and set the elements to hide with jquery
[..]
jQuery(document).ready(function () {
[..]
$("#shadow").add($("#shadowContent"),$("#closebar"),$("#content")).hide();
});
With the following result
Yes, #Argiropoulos-Stavros but, Add it as a listener
google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(map, 'idle', function(){
google.maps.event.trigger(map, 'resize');
map.setCenter(location);
});
It will begin re-sizing after, map rendered.
I think you are using v3.
So google.maps.event.trigger(map, "resize");
Also take a look at here
I fixed it!
I made an own function for the largemap and placed it in the callback when the elements are opened
function largeMap(){
var largeLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(51.92475, 4.38206);
var largeOptions = {zoom: 10, center: largeLatlng,mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP};
var largeMap = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("largeMap"), largeOptions);
var largeMarker = new google.maps.Marker({position: largeLatlng, map:largeMap, title:"Cherrytrees"});
largeMarker.setMap(largeMap);
}
[..]
$("#showRoute").click(function(e){
e.preventDefault();
$("#shadow").add($("#shadowContent"),$("#closebar"),$("#content")).fadeIn(500);
$("#shadowContent").show().css({'width':'750px','top':'25px','left':'50%','margin-left':'-400px'});
$("#closeBarLink").click(function(l){
l.preventDefault();
$("#shadow").add($("#shadowContent"),$("#closebar"),$("#content")).fadeOut(500);
});
largeMap();
});
Thanks anyway!!
call initialize(); function after you box active.
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#shadow").show(function () {
initialize();
})
});
When you're loading in the large map, try adding this at the end of your map code.
map.checkResize();
When Google Maps first renders on your page, it has the dimensions recorded so that it displays the map images in that size. If you're resizing the map dynamically, you need to tell the API to check the new size.
<script type='text/javascript' >
var geocoder, map;
function codeAddress() {
var address= '<?php echo $this->subject()->address; ?>';
geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
geocoder.geocode({
'address': address
}, function(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
var myOptions = {
zoom: 13,
center: results[0].geometry.location,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: results[0].geometry.location,
icon:'http://rvillage.com/application/themes/rvillage/images/map-marker.png'
});
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({ content: 'coming soon' });
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.open(map, this);
});
}
});
}
jQuery(document).ready(function () {
codeAddress();
});
</script>
You are using pop up window with jQuery, and I guest you call initialize() function when document is ready ( $(document).ready(function() {initialize(); }) ).
Try call initialize() function after pop up windown showed.
Johnny