// This example displays a marker at the center of Australia.// When the user clicks the marker, an info window opens.functioninitMap():void{constuluru={lat:-25.363,lng:131.044};constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,{zoom:4,center:uluru,});constcontentString='<div id="content">'+'<div id="siteNotice">'+"</div>"+'<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Uluru</h1>'+'<div id="bodyContent">'+"<p><b>Uluru</b>, also referred to as <b>Ayers Rock</b>, is a large "+"sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the "+"Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) "+"south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs; 450 km "+"(280 mi) by road. Kata Tjuta and Uluru are the two major "+"features of the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is "+"sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the "+"Aboriginal people of the area. It has many springs, waterholes, "+"rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a World "+"Heritage Site.</p>"+'<p>Attribution: Uluru, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uluru&oldid=297882194">'+"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uluru</a> "+"(last visited June 22, 2009).</p>"+"</div>"+"</div>";constinfowindow=newgoogle.maps.InfoWindow({content:contentString,ariaLabel:"Uluru",});constmarker=newgoogle.maps.Marker({position:uluru,map,title:"Uluru (Ayers Rock)",});marker.addListener("click",()=>{infowindow.open({anchor:marker,map,});});}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
// This example displays a marker at the center of Australia.// When the user clicks the marker, an info window opens.functioninitMap(){constuluru={lat:-25.363,lng:131.044};constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{zoom:4,center:uluru,});constcontentString='<div id="content">'+'<div id="siteNotice">'+"</div>"+'<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Uluru</h1>'+'<div id="bodyContent">'+"<p><b>Uluru</b>, also referred to as <b>Ayers Rock</b>, is a large "+"sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the "+"Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) "+"south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs; 450 km "+"(280 mi) by road. Kata Tjuta and Uluru are the two major "+"features of the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is "+"sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the "+"Aboriginal people of the area. It has many springs, waterholes, "+"rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a World "+"Heritage Site.</p>"+'<p>Attribution: Uluru, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uluru&oldid=297882194">'+"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uluru</a> "+"(last visited June 22, 2009).</p>"+"</div>"+"</div>";constinfowindow=newgoogle.maps.InfoWindow({content:contentString,ariaLabel:"Uluru",});constmarker=newgoogle.maps.Marker({position:uluru,map,title:"Uluru (Ayers Rock)",});marker.addListener("click",()=>{infowindow.open({anchor:marker,map,});});}window.initMap=initMap;
/** 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;}
<html>
<head>
<title>Info Windows</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
<script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
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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&v=weekly"
defer
></script>
</body>
</html>
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When the user clicks\nthe marker, an info window appears.\n\nRead the [documentation](/maps/documentation/javascript/infowindows). \n\nTypeScript \n\n```typescript\n// This example displays a marker at the center of Australia.\n// When the user clicks the marker, an info window opens.\n\nfunction initMap(): void {\n const uluru = { lat: -25.363, lng: 131.044 };\n const map = new google.maps.Map(\n document.getElementById(\"map\") as HTMLElement,\n {\n zoom: 4,\n center: uluru,\n }\n );\n\n const contentString =\n '\u003cdiv id=\"content\"\u003e' +\n '\u003cdiv id=\"siteNotice\"\u003e' +\n \"\u003c/div\u003e\" +\n '\u003ch1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\"\u003eUluru\u003c/h1\u003e' +\n '\u003cdiv id=\"bodyContent\"\u003e' +\n \"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUluru\u003c/b\u003e, also referred to as \u003cb\u003eAyers Rock\u003c/b\u003e, is a large \" +\n \"sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the \" +\n \"Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) \" +\n \"south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs; 450 km \" +\n \"(280 mi) by road. Kata Tjuta and Uluru are the two major \" +\n \"features of the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is \" +\n \"sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the \" +\n \"Aboriginal people of the area. It has many springs, waterholes, \" +\n \"rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a World \" +\n \"Heritage Site.\u003c/p\u003e\" +\n '\u003cp\u003eAttribution: Uluru, \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uluru&oldid=297882194\"\u003e' +\n \"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uluru\u003c/a\u003e \" +\n \"(last visited June 22, 2009).\u003c/p\u003e\" +\n \"\u003c/div\u003e\" +\n \"\u003c/div\u003e\";\n\n const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({\n content: contentString,\n ariaLabel: \"Uluru\",\n });\n\n const marker = new google.maps.Marker({\n position: uluru,\n map,\n title: \"Uluru (Ayers Rock)\",\n });\n\n marker.addListener(\"click\", () =\u003e {\n infowindow.open({\n anchor: marker,\n map,\n });\n });\n}\n\ndeclare global {\n interface Window {\n initMap: () =\u003e void;\n }\n}\nwindow.initMap = initMap;https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/samples/infowindow-simple/index.ts#L8-L67\n```\n| **Note:** Read the [guide](/maps/documentation/javascript/using-typescript) on using TypeScript and Google Maps.\n\nJavaScript \n\n```javascript\n// This example displays a marker at the center of Australia.\n// When the user clicks the marker, an info window opens.\nfunction initMap() {\n const uluru = { lat: -25.363, lng: 131.044 };\n const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\"), {\n zoom: 4,\n center: uluru,\n });\n const contentString =\n '\u003cdiv id=\"content\"\u003e' +\n '\u003cdiv id=\"siteNotice\"\u003e' +\n \"\u003c/div\u003e\" +\n '\u003ch1 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\"\u003eUluru\u003c/h1\u003e' +\n '\u003cdiv id=\"bodyContent\"\u003e' +\n \"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUluru\u003c/b\u003e, also referred to as \u003cb\u003eAyers Rock\u003c/b\u003e, is a large \" +\n \"sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the \" +\n \"Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) \" +\n \"south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs; 450 km \" +\n \"(280 mi) by road. Kata Tjuta and Uluru are the two major \" +\n \"features of the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is \" +\n \"sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the \" +\n \"Aboriginal people of the area. It has many springs, waterholes, \" +\n \"rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a World \" +\n \"Heritage Site.\u003c/p\u003e\" +\n '\u003cp\u003eAttribution: Uluru, \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uluru&oldid=297882194\"\u003e' +\n \"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uluru\u003c/a\u003e \" +\n \"(last visited June 22, 2009).\u003c/p\u003e\" +\n \"\u003c/div\u003e\" +\n \"\u003c/div\u003e\";\n const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({\n content: contentString,\n ariaLabel: \"Uluru\",\n });\n const marker = new google.maps.Marker({\n position: uluru,\n map,\n title: \"Uluru (Ayers Rock)\",\n });\n\n marker.addListener(\"click\", () =\u003e {\n infowindow.open({\n anchor: marker,\n map,\n });\n });\n}\n\nwindow.initMap = initMap;https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/infowindow-simple/docs/index.js#L7-L54\n```\n| **Note:** The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet.\n\nCSS \n\n```css\n/* \n * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element\n * that contains the map. \n */\n#map {\n height: 100%;\n}\n\n/* \n * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. \n */\nhtml,\nbody {\n height: 100%;\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n}\nhttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/infowindow-simple/docs/style.css#L7-L24\n```\n\nHTML \n\n```html\n\u003chtml\u003e\n \u003chead\u003e\n \u003ctitle\u003eInfo Windows\u003c/title\u003e\n\n \u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"./style.css\" /\u003e\n \u003cscript type=\"module\" src=\"./index.js\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n \u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cbody\u003e\n \u003cdiv id=\"map\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n \u003c!-- \n The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML\n document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,\n and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See\n https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api\n for more information.\n --\u003e\n \u003cscript\n src=\"https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly\"\n defer\n \u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n \u003c/body\u003e\n\u003c/html\u003ehttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/infowindow-simple/docs/index.html#L8-L30\n```\n\nTry Sample \n[JSFiddle.net](https://jsfiddle.net/gh/get/library/pure/googlemaps/js-samples/tree/master/dist/samples/infowindow-simple/jsfiddle) [Google Cloud Shell](https://ssh.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/editor?cloudshell_git_repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fgooglemaps%2Fjs-samples&cloudshell_git_branch=sample-infowindow-simple&cloudshell_tutorial=cloud_shell_instructions.md&cloudshell_workspace=.)\n\nClone Sample\n\n\nGit and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these [instructions](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm) to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application. \n\n git clone -b sample-infowindow-simple https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git\n cd js-samples\n npm i\n npm start\n\n\nOther samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning with `sample-`\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eSAMPLE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e. \n\n git checkout sample-\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"devsite-syntax-nx\"\u003eSAMPLE_NAME\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/var\u003e\n npm i\n npm start"]]
