Google Maps Multiple Markers
by Arkadiy68
HTML
<script src="//maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
<div id="map" style="width: 100%; height: 400px;"></div>
<ul class="list locations">
<li>
<div class="location-name">Place 1</div>
<div class="location-address">Washington, DC</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="location-name">Place 2</div>
<div class="location-address">Houston, TX</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="location-name">Place 3</div>
<div class="location-address">New York, NY</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="location-name">Place 4</div>
<div class="location-address">Miami, FL</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="location-name">Place 5</div>
<div class="location-address">Atlanta, GA</div>
</li>
</ul>
JavaScript
// Get all location names and make an array
var locationName = [];
$('.locations li div.location-name').each(function() {
locationName.push($(this).text());
});
// Get all location addresses and make an array
var locationAddress = [];
$('.locations li div.location-address').each(function() {
locationAddress.push($(this).text());
});
// Combine location names and location addresses into one multidimensional array
var locations = [];
for (var i = 0; i < locationName.length; i++) {
locations.push([locationName[i], locationAddress[i]]);
}
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
var geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
var marker, i;
for (i = 0; i < locations.length; i++) {
geocodeAddress((locations[i]));
}
function geocodeAddress(location) {
geocoder.geocode({
'address': location[1]
}, function(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
//alert(results[0].geometry.location);
map.setCenter(results[i].geometry.location);
createMarker(results[0].geometry.location, "<b>" + $(".location-name").html() + "</b><br>" + $(".location-address").html());
} else {
alert("some problem in geocode" + status);
}
});
}
function createMarker(latlng, html) {
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latlng,
map: map
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'mouseover', function() {
infowindow.setContent(html);
infowindow.open(map, marker);
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'mouseout', function() {
infowindow.close();
});
}
var markers = []; //some array
var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
bounds.extend(markers.getPosition());
}
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
zoom: 18,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
map.fitBounds(bounds);