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HTML
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false&libraries=geometry,places&ext=.js"></script>
<div id="map_canvas" style="width:750px; height:450px; border: 2px solid #3872ac;"></div>
CSS
html, body, #map_canvas {
height: 500px;
width: 500px;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px
}
JavaScript
var geocoder;
var map;
var markersArray = [];
function placeMarkerAndPanTo(latLng, map) {
var position = latLng;
console.log(position);
while (markersArray.length) {
markersArray.pop().setMap(null);
}
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
draggable: true,
position: latLng,
map: map,
title: "Select Your Location!"
});
map.panTo(latLng);
markersArray.push(marker);
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'dragend', function (event) {
var position = event.latLng;
console.log(position);
});
}
function initialize() {
var map = new google.maps.Map(
document.getElementById("map_canvas"), {
center: new google.maps.LatLng(37.4419, -122.1419),
zoom: 13,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
map.addListener('click', function (e) {
placeMarkerAndPanTo(e.latLng, map);
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, "load", initialize);