Map.onClick
Registers a callback that's fired when the map is clicked.
Returns an ID which can be passed to unlisten() to unregister the callback.
| Usage | Returns |
|---|
Map.onClick(callback) | String |
| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|
callback | Function | The callback to fire when the map is clicked. The callback is passed an object containing the coordinates of the clicked point (with keys lon and lat) and the map widget. |
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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