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The following example shows how to trigger an action when a marker is clicked in
Photorealistic 3D Maps in Maps JavaScript.
JavaScript
asyncfunctioninitMap(){// Include the interactive marker classconst{Map3DElement,Marker3DInteractiveElement}=awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary("maps3d");// We will use this to place the camrea for the intial view but also to fly around the starting point.constoriginalCamera={center:{lat:39.1178,lng:-106.4452,altitude:4395.4952},range:1500,tilt:74,heading:0};constmap=newMap3DElement({...originalCamera,mode:"SATELLITE",});// Create the interactive marker and set the attributes.constinteractiveMarker=newMarker3DInteractiveElement({position:{lat:39.1178,lng:-106.4452,altitude:100},altitudeMode:"RELATIVE_TO_MESH",extruded:true,label:"Mount Elbert"});// Specify the action to take on click.interactiveMarker.addEventListener('gmp-click',(event)=>{map.flyCameraAround({camera:originalCamera,durationMillis:50000,rounds:1});});map.append(interactiveMarker);document.body.append(map);}initMap();
/* * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element* that contains the map.*/html,map{height:100%;}body{height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}
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