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<script src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
// *
// * Add multiple markers
// *// necessary variables
var map;
var infoWindow;
// markersData variable stores the information necessary to each marker
var markersData = [
{
lat: 40.6386333,
lng: -8.745,
name: "Camping Praia da Barra",
address1:"Rua Diogo Cão, 125",
address2: "Praia da Barra",
postalCode: "3830-772 Gafanha da Nazaré" // don't insert comma in the last item of each marker
},
{
lat: 40.59955,
lng: -8.7498167,
name: "Camping Costa Nova",
address1:"Quinta dos Patos, n.º 2",
address2: "Praia da Costa Nova",
postalCode: "3830-453 Gafanha da Encarnação" // don't insert comma in the last item of each marker
},
{
lat: 40.6247167,
lng: -8.7129167,
name: "Camping Gafanha da Nazaré",
address1:"Rua dos Balneários do Complexo Desportivo",
address2: "Gafanha da Nazaré",
postalCode: "3830-225 Gafanha da Nazaré" // don't insert comma in the last item of each marker
} // don't insert comma in the last item
];
function initialize() {
var mapOptions = {
center: new google.maps.LatLng(40.601203,-8.668173),
zoom: 9,
mapTypeId: 'roadmap',
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('googleMap'), mapOptions);
// a new Info Window is created
infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
// Event that closes the Info Window with a click on the map
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function() {
infoWindow.close();
});
// Finally displayMarkers() function is called to begin the markers creation
displayMarkers();
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
// This function will iterate over markersData array
// creating markers with createMarker function
function displayMarkers(){
// this variable sets the map bounds according to markers position
var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
// for loop traverses markersData array calling createMarker function for each marker
for (var i = 0; i < markersData.length; i++){
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(markersData[i].lat, markersData[i].lng);
var name = markersData[i].name;
var address1 = markersData[i].address1;
var address2 = markersData[i].address2;
var postalCode = markersData[i].postalCode;
createMarker(latlng, name, address1, address2, postalCode);
// marker position is added to bounds variable
bounds.extend(latlng);
}
// Finally the bounds variable is used to set the map bounds
// with fitBounds() function
map.fitBounds(bounds);
}
// This function creates each marker and it sets their Info Window content
function createMarker(latlng, name, address1, address2, postalCode){
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: latlng,
title: name
});
// This event expects a click on a marker
// When this event is fired the Info Window content is created
// and the Info Window is opened.
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
// Creating the content to be inserted in the infowindow
var iwContent = '<a href="/google-maps-api/google-map-creating-multiple-markers-and-infowindow-on-click/"><div id="iw_container">' +
'<div class="iw_title">' + name + '</div>' +
'<div class="iw_content">' + address1 + '<br />' +
address2 + '<br />' +
postalCode + '</div></div></a>';
// including content to the Info Window.
infoWindow.setContent(iwContent);
// opening the Info Window in the current map and at the current marker location.
infoWindow.open(map, marker);
});
}
</script>
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<body>
<div id="googleMap" style="width:1000px;height:600px;"></div>
</body>
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