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This example demonstrates using aLatLngobject literal instead of
agoogle.maps.LatLngobject, to center the map and add a marker.LatLngobject literals are a convenient way to add aLatLngcoordinate and, in most cases, can be used in place of agoogle.maps.LatLngobject.
// In this example, we center the map, and add a marker, using a LatLng object// literal instead of a google.maps.LatLng object. LatLng object literals are// a convenient way to add a LatLng coordinate and, in most cases, can be used// in place of a google.maps.LatLng object.letmap:google.maps.Map;functioninitMap():void{constmapOptions={zoom:8,center:{lat:-34.397,lng:150.644},};map=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,mapOptions);constmarker=newgoogle.maps.Marker({// The below line is equivalent to writing:// position: new google.maps.LatLng(-34.397, 150.644)position:{lat:-34.397,lng:150.644},map:map,});// You can use a LatLng literal in place of a google.maps.LatLng object when// creating the Marker object. Once the Marker object is instantiated, its// position will be available as a google.maps.LatLng object. In this case,// we retrieve the marker's position using the// google.maps.LatLng.getPosition() method.constinfowindow=newgoogle.maps.InfoWindow({content:"<p>Marker Location:"+marker.getPosition()+"</p>",});google.maps.event.addListener(marker,"click",()=>{infowindow.open(map,marker);});}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
// In this example, we center the map, and add a marker, using a LatLng object// literal instead of a google.maps.LatLng object. LatLng object literals are// a convenient way to add a LatLng coordinate and, in most cases, can be used// in place of a google.maps.LatLng object.letmap;functioninitMap(){constmapOptions={zoom:8,center:{lat:-34.397,lng:150.644},};map=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),mapOptions);constmarker=newgoogle.maps.Marker({// The below line is equivalent to writing:// position: new google.maps.LatLng(-34.397, 150.644)position:{lat:-34.397,lng:150.644},map:map,});// You can use a LatLng literal in place of a google.maps.LatLng object when// creating the Marker object. Once the Marker object is instantiated, its// position will be available as a google.maps.LatLng object. In this case,// we retrieve the marker's position using the// google.maps.LatLng.getPosition() method.constinfowindow=newgoogle.maps.InfoWindow({content:"<p>Marker Location:"+marker.getPosition()+"</p>",});google.maps.event.addListener(marker,"click",()=>{infowindow.open(map,marker);});}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>Lat/Lng Object Literal</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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<script
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly"
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Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow theseinstructionsto install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.
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LatLng object literals are\n// a convenient way to add a LatLng coordinate and, in most cases, can be used\n// in place of a google.maps.LatLng object.\n\nlet map: google.maps.Map;\n\nfunction initMap(): void {\n const mapOptions = {\n zoom: 8,\n center: { lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644 },\n };\n\n map = new google.maps.Map(\n document.getElementById(\"map\") as HTMLElement,\n mapOptions\n );\n\n const marker = new google.maps.Marker({\n // The below line is equivalent to writing:\n // position: new google.maps.LatLng(-34.397, 150.644)\n position: { lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644 },\n map: map,\n });\n\n // You can use a LatLng literal in place of a google.maps.LatLng object when\n // creating the Marker object. Once the Marker object is instantiated, its\n // position will be available as a google.maps.LatLng object. In this case,\n // we retrieve the marker's position using the\n // google.maps.LatLng.getPosition() method.\n const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({\n content: \"\u003cp\u003eMarker Location:\" + marker.getPosition() + \"\u003c/p\u003e\",\n });\n\n google.maps.event.addListener(marker, \"click\", () =\u003e {\n infowindow.open(map, marker);\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/map-latlng-literal/index.ts#L8-L52\n```\n| **Note:** Read the [guide](/maps/documentation/javascript/using-typescript) on using TypeScript and Google Maps.\n\nJavaScript \n\n```javascript\n// In this example, we center the map, and add a marker, using a LatLng object\n// literal instead of a google.maps.LatLng object. LatLng object literals are\n// a convenient way to add a LatLng coordinate and, in most cases, can be used\n// in place of a google.maps.LatLng object.\nlet map;\n\nfunction initMap() {\n const mapOptions = {\n zoom: 8,\n center: { lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644 },\n };\n\n map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\"), mapOptions);\n\n const marker = new google.maps.Marker({\n // The below line is equivalent to writing:\n // position: new google.maps.LatLng(-34.397, 150.644)\n position: { lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644 },\n map: map,\n });\n // You can use a LatLng literal in place of a google.maps.LatLng object when\n // creating the Marker object. Once the Marker object is instantiated, its\n // position will be available as a google.maps.LatLng object. In this case,\n // we retrieve the marker's position using the\n // google.maps.LatLng.getPosition() method.\n const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({\n content: \"\u003cp\u003eMarker Location:\" + marker.getPosition() + \"\u003c/p\u003e\",\n });\n\n google.maps.event.addListener(marker, \"click\", () =\u003e {\n infowindow.open(map, marker);\n });\n}\n\nwindow.initMap = initMap;https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/map-latlng-literal/docs/index.js#L7-L41\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/map-latlng-literal/docs/style.css#L7-L24\n```\n\nHTML \n\n```html\n\u003chtml\u003e\n \u003chead\u003e\n \u003ctitle\u003eLat/Lng Object Literal\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/map-latlng-literal/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/map-latlng-literal/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-map-latlng-literal&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-map-latlng-literal 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"]]
