Navigation Functions (Heading)

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>Navigation Functions (Heading)</title>

    <!-- jsFiddle will insert css and js -->
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map"></div>
    <div id="floating-panel">
      Origin: <input type="text" readonly id="origin" /> Destination:
      <input type="text" readonly id="destination" /><br />
      Heading: <input type="text" readonly id="heading" /> degrees
    </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&libraries=geometry&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;
}

#floating-panel {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  left: 25%;
  z-index: 5;
  background-color: #fff;
  padding: 5px;
  border: 1px solid #999;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "Roboto", "sans-serif";
  line-height: 30px;
  padding-left: 10px;
}

JavaScript

/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2019 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
// This example requires the Geometry library. Include the libraries=geometry
// parameter when you first load the API. For example:
// <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&libraries=geometry">
let marker1, marker2;
let poly, geodesicPoly;

function initMap() {
  const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    zoom: 4,
    center: { lat: 34, lng: -40.605 },
  });

  map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_CENTER].push(
    document.getElementById("info"),
  );
  marker1 = new google.maps.Marker({
    map,
    draggable: true,
    position: { lat: 40.714, lng: -74.006 },
  });
  marker2 = new google.maps.Marker({
    map,
    draggable: true,
    position: { lat: 48.857, lng: 2.352 },
  });

  const bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(
    marker1.getPosition(),
    marker2.getPosition(),
  );

  map.fitBounds(bounds);
  google.maps.event.addListener(marker1, "position_changed", update);
  google.maps.event.addListener(marker2, "position_changed", update);
  poly = new google.maps.Polyline({
    strokeColor: "#FF0000",
    strokeOpacity: 1.0,
    strokeWeight: 3,
    map: map,
  });
  geodesicPoly = new google.maps.Polyline({
    strokeColor: "#CC0099",
    strokeOpacity: 1.0,
    strokeWeight: 3,
    geodesic: true,
    map: map,
  });
  update();
}

function update() {
  const path = [marker1.getPosition(), marker2.getPosition()];

  poly.setPath(path);
  geodesicPoly.setPath(path);

  const heading = google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeHeading(
    path[0],
    path[1],
  );

  document.getElementById("heading").value = String(heading);
  document.getElementById("origin").value = String(path[0]);
  document.getElementById("destination").value = String(path[1]);
}

window.initMap = initMap;