Animating Symbols

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>Animating Symbols</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
 */
// This example adds an animated symbol to a polyline.
function initMap() {
  const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    center: { lat: 20.291, lng: 153.027 },
    zoom: 6,
    mapTypeId: "terrain",
  });
  // Define the symbol, using one of the predefined paths ('CIRCLE')
  // supplied by the Google Maps JavaScript API.
  const lineSymbol = {
    path: google.maps.SymbolPath.CIRCLE,
    scale: 8,
    strokeColor: "#393",
  };
  // Create the polyline and add the symbol to it via the 'icons' property.
  const line = new google.maps.Polyline({
    path: [
      { lat: 22.291, lng: 153.027 },
      { lat: 18.291, lng: 153.027 },
    ],
    icons: [
      {
        icon: lineSymbol,
        offset: "100%",
      },
    ],
    map: map,
  });

  animateCircle(line);
}

// Use the DOM setInterval() function to change the offset of the symbol
// at fixed intervals.
function animateCircle(line) {
  let count = 0;

  window.setInterval(() => {
    count = (count + 1) % 200;

    const icons = line.get("icons");

    icons[0].offset = count / 2 + "%";
    line.set("icons", icons);
  }, 20);
}

window.initMap = initMap;