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function initialize() {
var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(37.06, -95.68);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 12,
center: myLatlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'),
mapOptions);
var kmlLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer({
url: 'http://kml-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/kml/Placemark/placemark.kml',
suppressInfoWindows: true,
map: map
});
google.maps.event.addListener(kmlLayer, 'click', function(kmlEvent) {
var text = kmlEvent.featureData.description;
showInContentWindow(text);
});
function showInContentWindow(text) {
var sidediv = document.getElementById('content-window');
sidediv.innerHTML = text;
}
}
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>KML feature details</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>
function initialize() {
var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(37.06, -95.68);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 12,
center: myLatlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'),
mapOptions);
var kmlLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer({
url: 'http://kml-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/kml/Placemark/placemark.kml',
suppressInfoWindows: true,
map: map
});
google.maps.event.addListener(kmlLayer, 'click', function(kmlEvent) {
var text = kmlEvent.featureData.description;
showInContentWindow(text);
});
function showInContentWindow(text) {
var sidediv = document.getElementById('content-window');
sidediv.innerHTML = text;
}
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map-canvas" style="width:79%; height:100%; float:left"></div>
<div id="content-window" style="width:19%; height:100%; float:left"></div>
</body>
</html>