Custom Controls

Sample code for Google Maps Platform JavaScript API author(s): Justin Poehnelt

HTML

<!doctype html>
<!--
 @license
 Copyright 2019 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-->
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Custom Controls</title>

    <!-- jsFiddle will insert css and js -->
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map"></div>

    <!-- 
      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>

CSS

/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2019 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
/* 
 * 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;
}

JavaScript

/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2019 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
let map;
const chicago = { lat: 41.85, lng: -87.65 };

/**
 * Creates a control that recenters the map on Chicago.
 */
function createCenterControl(map) {
  const controlButton = document.createElement("button");

  // Set CSS for the control.
  controlButton.style.backgroundColor = "#fff";
  controlButton.style.border = "2px solid #fff";
  controlButton.style.borderRadius = "3px";
  controlButton.style.boxShadow = "0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.3)";
  controlButton.style.color = "rgb(25,25,25)";
  controlButton.style.cursor = "pointer";
  controlButton.style.fontFamily = "Roboto,Arial,sans-serif";
  controlButton.style.fontSize = "16px";
  controlButton.style.lineHeight = "38px";
  controlButton.style.margin = "8px 0 22px";
  controlButton.style.padding = "0 5px";
  controlButton.style.textAlign = "center";
  controlButton.textContent = "Center Map";
  controlButton.title = "Click to recenter the map";
  controlButton.type = "button";
  // Setup the click event listeners: simply set the map to Chicago.
  controlButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
    map.setCenter(chicago);
  });
  return controlButton;
}

function initMap() {
  map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    zoom: 12,
    center: chicago,
  });

  // Create the DIV to hold the control.
  const centerControlDiv = document.createElement("div");
  // Create the control.
  const centerControl = createCenterControl(map);

  // Append the control to the DIV.
  centerControlDiv.appendChild(centerControl);
  map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_CENTER].push(centerControlDiv);
}

window.initMap = initMap;