Google Maps API Reference manual (vii)

Google Maps API Reference manual Map

Constructors/Objects	Description
Map ()	Creates a new map in the specified HTML container, which is typically a DIV element.

Overlay Layer

Constructors/Objects	Description
Marker	Create a tag.
Markeroptions	The option to mark. All markup rendered by Directionsrenderer will use these options.
Markerimage	A structure representing a Marker icon or shadow image
Markershape	Defines the marker shape to use in determination of a marker ' s clickable region (type and coord)
Animation	Specifies animations that can is played on a marker (bounce or drop)
Infowindow	Creates an Info window
Infowindowoptions	Options for rendering the Info window
Polyline	Creates a polyline (contains path and stroke styles)
Polylineoptions	Options for rendering the polyline
Polygon	Creates a polygon (contains path and Stroke+fill styles)
Polygonoptions	Options for rendering the polygon
Rectangle	Creates a rectangle (contains bounds and Stroke+fill styles)
Rectangleoptions	Options for rendering the rectangle
Circle	Creates a circle (contains Center+radius and Stroke+fill styles)
Circleoptions	Options for rendering the circle
Groundoverlay
Groundoverlayoptions
Overlayview
Mappanes
MapCanvasProjection

Event

Constructors/Objects	Description
Mapseventlistener	It has no methods and no constructor. Its instances is returned from AddListener (), Adddomlistener () and is eventually passed back to RemoveListener ()
Event	Adds/removes/trigger Event Listeners
MouseEvent	Returned from various mouse events on the map and overlays

Control set

Constructors/Objects	Description
Maptypecontroloptions	Holds options for modifying a control (position and style)
Maptypecontrolstyle	Specifies what kind of the map control to display (Drop-down menu or buttons)
Overviewmapcontroloptions	Options for rendering of the overview map control (opened or collapsed)
Pancontroloptions	Options for rendering of the Pan control (position)
Rotatecontroloptions	Options for rendering of the Rotate control (position)
Scalecontroloptions	Options for rendering of the scale control (position and style)
Scalecontrolstyle	Specifies what kind the scale control to display
Streetviewcontroloptions	Options for rendering of the Street View Pegman control (position)
Zoomcontroloptions	Options for rendering of the zoom control (position and style)
Zoomcontrolstyle	Specifies kind of zoom control to display (large or small)
Controlposition	Specifies the placement of controls on the map

Maps API map () Builder:

Definition and usage

The map () constructor creates a new map and inserts it into the specified HTML element (<div> element).

Syntax New Google.maps.Map ( HtmlElement, mapoptions) parameter values

Parameters	Description
HtmlElement	Specify that you want to place the map in that HTML element.
Mapoptions	Mapoptions object with Map initialization variable/option.

Method of Map ()

Method	return value	Description
Fitbounds (latlngbounds)	None	Sets the viewport to contain a given boundary.
GetBounds ()	Latlng,latlng	Returns the southwest latitude/longitude and northeast latitude/longitude of the current viewport.
Getcenter ()	Latlng	Returns the latitude/longitude of the center of the map.
Getdiv ()	Node	Returns the DOM object that contains the map.
Getheading ()	Number	Returns the compass heading of the aerial image (supports satellite and HYBRID map types).
Getmaptypeid ()	HYBRID Roadmap Satellite TERRAIN	Returns the current map type.
Getprojection ()	Projection	Returns the current Projection (projection).
Getstreetview ()	Streetviewpanorama	Returns the default Streetviewpanorama bound to the map.
Gettilt ()	Number	Returns the number of incident angles (supports satellite and HYBRID map types) for aerial images.
Getzoom ()	Number	Returns the current zoom level of the map.
Panby (xnumber,ynumber)	None	Changes the center of the map by a given distance in pixels.
Panto (latlng)	None	Change the center of the map for a given latlng.
Pantobounds (latlngbounds)	None	The minimum distance required to pan the map to include the given latlngbounds.
SetCenter (latlng)	None
Setheading (number)	None	Set the compass direction of the aerial image (measured in degrees), in the basic direction north.
Setmaptypeid (Maptypeid)	None	Change the type of map you want to display.
SetOptions (mapoptions)	None
Setstreetview (Streetviewpanorama)	None	Bind a Streetviewpanorama to the map.
Settilt (number)	None	Sets the number of incident angles for aerial images (supports satellite and HYBRID map types).
Setzoom (number)	None

The properties of Map ()

Properties	type	Description
Controls	Array.<mvcarray.<node>>	The extra controls to attach to the map.
Maptypes	Maptyperegistry	The registry for the Maptype instance, broken down by string ID.
Overlaymaptypes	Mvcarray.<maptype>	The extra map type to overlay.

Events for Map ()

Events	Parameters	Description
Bounds_changed	None	This event is triggered when the visual area range changes.
Center_changed	None	This event is triggered when the local map Center (center) property is changed.
Click	MouseEvent	This event is triggered when the user taps the map (but not the click Mark or Info window).
DblClick	MouseEvent	This event is triggered when the user double-clicks the map. Note that a Click event is also triggered before this event is triggered.
Drag	None	This event is triggered repeatedly when a user drags a map.
Dragend	None	This event is triggered when the user stops dragging the map.
DragStart	None	This event is triggered when the user starts to drag the map.
Heading_changed	None	This event is triggered when the local figure heading (direction) property changes.
Idle	None	This event is triggered when the map becomes idle after panning or zooming.
Maptypeid_changed	None	This event is triggered when the Maptypeid property is changed.
MouseMove	MouseEvent	This event is triggered as long as the user's mouse moves on the map container.
Mouseout	MouseEvent	This event is triggered when the user's mouse exits from the map container.
MouseOver	MouseEvent	This event is triggered when the user's mouse enters the map container.
Projection_changed	None	This event is triggered when the projection changes.
Resize	None	This event is triggered when a local chart (div) changes size.
RightClick	MouseEvent	This event is triggered when the user right-clicks the map.
tilesloaded	None	This event is triggered when the visible tile is loaded.
Tilt_changed	None	This event is triggered when the local figure tilt (skew) property changes.
Zoom_changed	None	This event is triggered when the local map zoom property changes.

Google Maps API Reference manual (vii)