POI Click Events

This example demonstrates the use of click event listeners on POIs (points of interest). It listens for the click event on a POI icon and then uses the placeId from the event data with a directionsService.route request to calculate and display a route to the clicked place. It also uses the placeId to get more details of the place.

Read the documentation .

TypeScript

 function 
  
 initMap 
 () 
 : 
  
 void 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 origin 
  
 = 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 - 
 33.871 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 151.197 
  
 }; 
  
 const 
  
 map 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 Map 
 ( 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 "map" 
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLElement 
 , 
  
 { 
  
 zoom 
 : 
  
 18 
 , 
  
 center 
 : 
  
 origin 
 , 
  
 } 
  
 ); 
  
 new 
  
 ClickEventHandler 
 ( 
 map 
 , 
  
 origin 
 ); 
 } 
 function 
  
 isIconMouseEvent 
 ( 
  
 e 
 : 
  
 google.maps.MapMouseEvent 
  
 | 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 IconMouseEvent 
 ) 
 : 
  
 e 
  
 is 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 IconMouseEvent 
  
 { 
  
 return 
  
 "placeId" 
  
 in 
  
 e 
 ; 
 } 
 class 
  
 ClickEventHandler 
  
 { 
  
 origin 
 : 
  
 google.maps.LatLngLiteral 
 ; 
  
 map 
 : 
  
 google.maps.Map 
 ; 
  
 directionsService 
 : 
  
 google.maps.DirectionsService 
 ; 
  
 directionsRenderer 
 : 
  
 google.maps.DirectionsRenderer 
 ; 
  
 placesService 
 : 
  
 google.maps.places.PlacesService 
 ; 
  
 infowindow 
 : 
  
 google.maps.InfoWindow 
 ; 
  
 infowindowContent 
 : 
  
 HTMLElement 
 ; 
  
 constructor 
 ( 
 map 
 : 
  
 google.maps.Map 
 , 
  
 origin 
 : 
  
 google.maps.LatLngLiteral 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 origin 
  
 = 
  
 origin 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
  
 = 
  
 map 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsService 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 DirectionsService 
 (); 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 DirectionsRenderer 
 (); 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
 . 
 setMap 
 ( 
 map 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 placesService 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 places 
 . 
 PlacesService 
 ( 
 map 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 infowindow 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 InfoWindow 
 (); 
  
 this 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
  
 "infowindow-content" 
  
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLElement 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 infowindow 
 . 
 setContent 
 ( 
 this 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
 ); 
  
 // Listen for clicks on the map. 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
 . 
 addListener 
 ( 
 "click" 
 , 
  
 this 
 . 
 handleClick 
 . 
 bind 
 ( 
 this 
 )); 
  
 } 
  
 handleClick 
 ( 
 event 
 : 
  
 google.maps.MapMouseEvent 
  
 | 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 IconMouseEvent 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
 "You clicked on: " 
  
 + 
  
 event 
 . 
 latLng 
 ); 
  
 // If the event has a placeId, use it. 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 isIconMouseEvent 
 ( 
 event 
 )) 
  
 { 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
 "You clicked on place:" 
  
 + 
  
 event 
 . 
 placeId 
 ); 
  
 // Calling e.stop() on the event prevents the default info window from 
  
 // showing. 
  
 // If you call stop here when there is no placeId you will prevent some 
  
 // other map click event handlers from receiving the event. 
  
 event 
 . 
 stop 
 (); 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 event 
 . 
 placeId 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 calculateAndDisplayRoute 
 ( 
 event 
 . 
 placeId 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 getPlaceInformation 
 ( 
 event 
 . 
 placeId 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 } 
  
 } 
  
 calculateAndDisplayRoute 
 ( 
 placeId 
 : 
  
 string 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 me 
  
 = 
  
 this 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsService 
  
 . 
 route 
 ({ 
  
 origin 
 : 
  
 this.origin 
 , 
  
 destination 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 placeId 
 : 
  
 placeId 
  
 }, 
  
 travelMode 
 : 
  
 google.maps.TravelMode.WALKING 
 , 
  
 }) 
  
 . 
 then 
 (( 
 response 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 me 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
 . 
 setDirections 
 ( 
 response 
 ); 
  
 }) 
  
 . 
 catch 
 (( 
 e 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 window 
 . 
 alert 
 ( 
 "Directions request failed due to " 
  
 + 
  
 status 
 )); 
  
 } 
  
 getPlaceInformation 
 ( 
 placeId 
 : 
  
 string 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 me 
  
 = 
  
 this 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 placesService 
 . 
 getDetails 
 ( 
  
 { 
  
 placeId 
 : 
  
 placeId 
  
 }, 
  
 ( 
  
 place 
 : 
  
 google.maps.places.PlaceResult 
  
 | 
  
 null 
 , 
  
 status 
 : 
  
 google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus 
  
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
  
 status 
  
 === 
  
 "OK" 
  
&&  
 place 
  
&&  
 place 
 . 
 geometry 
  
&&  
 place 
 . 
 geometry 
 . 
 location 
  
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindow 
 . 
 close 
 (); 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindow 
 . 
 setPosition 
 ( 
 place 
 . 
 geometry 
 . 
 location 
 ); 
  
 ( 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
 . 
 children 
 [ 
 "place-icon" 
 ] 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLImageElement 
  
 ). 
 src 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 icon 
  
 as 
  
 string 
 ; 
  
 ( 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
 . 
 children 
 [ 
 "place-name" 
 ] 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLElement 
  
 ). 
 textContent 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 name 
 ! 
 ; 
  
 ( 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
 . 
 children 
 [ 
 "place-id" 
 ] 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLElement 
  
 ). 
 textContent 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 place_id 
  
 as 
  
 string 
 ; 
  
 ( 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
 . 
 children 
 [ 
 "place-address" 
 ] 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLElement 
  
 ). 
 textContent 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 formatted_address 
  
 as 
  
 string 
 ; 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindow 
 . 
 open 
 ( 
 me 
 . 
 map 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 } 
  
 ); 
  
 } 
 } 
 declare 
  
 global 
  
 { 
  
 interface 
  
 Window 
  
 { 
  
 initMap 
 : 
  
 () 
  
 = 
>  
 void 
 ; 
  
 } 
 } 
 window 
 . 
 initMap 
  
 = 
  
 initMap 
 ; 
  

JavaScript

 function 
  
 initMap 
 () 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 origin 
  
 = 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 - 
 33.871 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 151.197 
  
 }; 
  
 const 
  
 map 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 Map 
 ( 
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 "map" 
 ), 
  
 { 
  
 zoom 
 : 
  
 18 
 , 
  
 center 
 : 
  
 origin 
 , 
  
 }); 
  
 new 
  
 ClickEventHandler 
 ( 
 map 
 , 
  
 origin 
 ); 
 } 
 function 
  
 isIconMouseEvent 
 ( 
 e 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 return 
  
 "placeId" 
  
 in 
  
 e 
 ; 
 } 
 class 
  
 ClickEventHandler 
  
 { 
  
 origin 
 ; 
  
 map 
 ; 
  
 directionsService 
 ; 
  
 directionsRenderer 
 ; 
  
 placesService 
 ; 
  
 infowindow 
 ; 
  
 infowindowContent 
 ; 
  
 constructor 
 ( 
 map 
 , 
  
 origin 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 origin 
  
 = 
  
 origin 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
  
 = 
  
 map 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsService 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 DirectionsService 
 (); 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 DirectionsRenderer 
 (); 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
 . 
 setMap 
 ( 
 map 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 placesService 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 places 
 . 
 PlacesService 
 ( 
 map 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 infowindow 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 InfoWindow 
 (); 
  
 this 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 "infowindow-content" 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 infowindow 
 . 
 setContent 
 ( 
 this 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
 ); 
  
 // Listen for clicks on the map. 
  
 this 
 . 
 map 
 . 
 addListener 
 ( 
 "click" 
 , 
  
 this 
 . 
 handleClick 
 . 
 bind 
 ( 
 this 
 )); 
  
 } 
  
 handleClick 
 ( 
 event 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
 "You clicked on: " 
  
 + 
  
 event 
 . 
 latLng 
 ); 
  
 // If the event has a placeId, use it. 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 isIconMouseEvent 
 ( 
 event 
 )) 
  
 { 
  
 console 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
 "You clicked on place:" 
  
 + 
  
 event 
 . 
 placeId 
 ); 
  
 // Calling e.stop() on the event prevents the default info window from 
  
 // showing. 
  
 // If you call stop here when there is no placeId you will prevent some 
  
 // other map click event handlers from receiving the event. 
  
 event 
 . 
 stop 
 (); 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 event 
 . 
 placeId 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 this 
 . 
 calculateAndDisplayRoute 
 ( 
 event 
 . 
 placeId 
 ); 
  
 this 
 . 
 getPlaceInformation 
 ( 
 event 
 . 
 placeId 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 } 
  
 } 
  
 calculateAndDisplayRoute 
 ( 
 placeId 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 me 
  
 = 
  
 this 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 directionsService 
  
 . 
 route 
 ({ 
  
 origin 
 : 
  
 this 
 . 
 origin 
 , 
  
 destination 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 placeId 
 : 
  
 placeId 
  
 }, 
  
 travelMode 
 : 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 TravelMode 
 . 
 WALKING 
 , 
  
 }) 
  
 . 
 then 
 (( 
 response 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 me 
 . 
 directionsRenderer 
 . 
 setDirections 
 ( 
 response 
 ); 
  
 }) 
  
 . 
 catch 
 (( 
 e 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 window 
 . 
 alert 
 ( 
 "Directions request failed due to " 
  
 + 
  
 status 
 )); 
  
 } 
  
 getPlaceInformation 
 ( 
 placeId 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 me 
  
 = 
  
 this 
 ; 
  
 this 
 . 
 placesService 
 . 
 getDetails 
 ({ 
  
 placeId 
 : 
  
 placeId 
  
 }, 
  
 ( 
 place 
 , 
  
 status 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
  
 status 
  
 === 
  
 "OK" 
  
&&  
 place 
  
&&  
 place 
 . 
 geometry 
  
&&  
 place 
 . 
 geometry 
 . 
 location 
  
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindow 
 . 
 close 
 (); 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindow 
 . 
 setPosition 
 ( 
 place 
 . 
 geometry 
 . 
 location 
 ); 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
 . 
 children 
 [ 
 "place-icon" 
 ]. 
 src 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 icon 
 ; 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
 . 
 children 
 [ 
 "place-name" 
 ]. 
 textContent 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 name 
 ; 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
 . 
 children 
 [ 
 "place-id" 
 ]. 
 textContent 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 place_id 
 ; 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindowContent 
 . 
 children 
 [ 
 "place-address" 
 ]. 
 textContent 
  
 = 
  
 place 
 . 
 formatted_address 
 ; 
  
 me 
 . 
 infowindow 
 . 
 open 
 ( 
 me 
 . 
 map 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 }); 
  
 } 
 } 
 window 
 . 
 initMap 
  
 = 
  
 initMap 
 ; 
  

CSS

 /* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div 
 * element that contains the map. */ 
 # 
 map 
  
 { 
  
 height 
 : 
  
 100 
 % 
 ; 
 } 
 /* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ 
 html 
 , 
 body 
  
 { 
  
 height 
 : 
  
 100 
 % 
 ; 
  
 margin 
 : 
  
 0 
 ; 
  
 padding 
 : 
  
 0 
 ; 
 } 
 . 
 title 
  
 { 
  
 font-weight 
 : 
  
 bold 
 ; 
 } 
 # 
 infowindow-content 
  
 { 
  
 display 
 : 
  
 none 
 ; 
 } 
 # 
 map 
  
 # 
 infowindow-content 
  
 { 
  
 display 
 : 
  
 inline 
 ; 
 } 
  

HTML

<html>
  <head>
    <title>POI Click Events</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
    <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map"></div>
    <div id="infowindow-content">
      <img id="place-icon" src="" height="16" width="16" />
      <span id="place-name" class="title"></span><br />
      Place ID <span id="place-id"></span><br />
      <span id="place-address"></span>
    </div>

    <!-- 
      The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML
      document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,
      and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See
      https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api
      for more information.
      -->
    <script
      src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&libraries=places&v=weekly"
      defer
    ></script>
  </body>
</html>  

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  git 
  
 clone 
  
 - 
 b 
  
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 - 
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 - 
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 : 
 //github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git 
 
  
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 - 
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