polyline-complex

Sample code supporting Google Maps Platform JavaScript API documentation. author(s): Geo Developer IX Documentation Team

HTML

<!doctype html>
<!--
 @license
 Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-->

<html>
    <head>
        <title>Complex Polylines</title>

        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
        <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
        <script>
            // prettier-ignore
            (g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})({
                key: "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
            });
        </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <gmp-map
            center="41.879, -87.624"
            zoom="7"
            map-id="DEMO_MAP_ID"></gmp-map>
    </body>
</html>

CSS

/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */

/* 
 * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. 
 */
html,
body {
    height: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

JavaScript

'use strict';
/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */

/**
 * This example creates an interactive map which constructs a polyline based on
 * user clicks. Note that the polyline only appears once its path property
 * contains two LatLng coordinates.
 */

let poly;
const mapElement = document.querySelector('gmp-map');
let innerMap;

async function init() {
    // Import the needed libraries.
    const [{ Polyline }, { AdvancedMarkerElement }] = await Promise.all([
        google.maps.importLibrary('maps'),
        google.maps.importLibrary('marker'),
    ]);

    innerMap = mapElement.innerMap;

    poly = new Polyline({
        strokeColor: '#000000',
        strokeOpacity: 1.0,
        strokeWeight: 3,
    });
    poly.setMap(innerMap);

    // Handles click events on a map, and adds a new point to the Polyline.
    innerMap.addListener('click', (event) => {
        const latLng = event.latLng;
        if (!latLng) return;

        const path = poly.getPath();

        // Because path is an MVCArray, we can simply append a new coordinate
        // and it will automatically appear.
        path.push(latLng);

        // Add a new marker at the new plotted point on the polyline.
        new AdvancedMarkerElement({
            position: latLng,
            title: '#' + path.getLength(),
            map: innerMap,
        });
    });
}

void init();