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var poly;
var map;
function initialize() {
var chicago = new google.maps.LatLng(41.879535, -87.624333);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 7,
center: chicago,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
var polyOptions = {
strokeColor: '#000000',
strokeOpacity: 1.0,
strokeWeight: 3
}
poly = new google.maps.Polyline(polyOptions);
poly.setMap(map);
// Add a listener for the click event
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', addLatLng);
}
/**
* Handles click events on a map, and adds a new point to the Polyline.
* @param {google.maps.MouseEvent} event
*/
function addLatLng(event) {
var path = poly.getPath();
// Because path is an MVCArray, we can simply append a new coordinate
// and it will automatically appear
path.push(event.latLng);
// Add a new marker at the new plotted point on the polyline.
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: event.latLng,
title: '#' + path.getLength(),
map: map
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Complex polylines</title>
<link href="/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/default.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false"></script>
<script>
var poly;
var map;
function initialize() {
var chicago = new google.maps.LatLng(41.879535, -87.624333);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 7,
center: chicago,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
var polyOptions = {
strokeColor: '#000000',
strokeOpacity: 1.0,
strokeWeight: 3
}
poly = new google.maps.Polyline(polyOptions);
poly.setMap(map);
// Add a listener for the click event
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', addLatLng);
}
/**
* Handles click events on a map, and adds a new point to the Polyline.
* @param {google.maps.MouseEvent} event
*/
function addLatLng(event) {
var path = poly.getPath();
// Because path is an MVCArray, we can simply append a new coordinate
// and it will automatically appear
path.push(event.latLng);
// Add a new marker at the new plotted point on the polyline.
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: event.latLng,
title: '#' + path.getLength(),
map: map
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map-canvas"></div>
</body>
</html>