This example creates a rectangle based on the viewport on any
zoom-changed
event.
Read the documentation.
TypeScript
// This example creates a rectangle based on the viewport // on any 'zoom-changed' event. function initMap(): void { const map = new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement, { zoom: 11, center: { lat: 40.74852, lng: -73.981687 }, mapTypeId: "terrain", } ); const rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle(); map.addListener("zoom_changed", () => { // Get the current bounds, which reflect the bounds before the zoom. rectangle.setOptions({ strokeColor: "#FF0000", strokeOpacity: 0.8, strokeWeight: 2, fillColor: "#FF0000", fillOpacity: 0.35, map, bounds: map.getBounds() as google.maps.LatLngBounds, }); }); }
JavaScript
// This example creates a rectangle based on the viewport // on any 'zoom-changed' event. function initMap() { const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { zoom: 11, center: { lat: 40.74852, lng: -73.981687 }, mapTypeId: "terrain", }); const rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle(); map.addListener("zoom_changed", () => { // Get the current bounds, which reflect the bounds before the zoom. rectangle.setOptions({ strokeColor: "#FF0000", strokeOpacity: 0.8, strokeWeight: 2, fillColor: "#FF0000", fillOpacity: 0.35, map, bounds: map.getBounds(), }); }); }
CSS
/* 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; }
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Rectangle Zoom</title> <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" /> <script src="./index.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> <!-- Async script executes immediately and must be after any DOM elements used in callback. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap&libraries=&v=weekly" async ></script> </body> </html>
All
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Rectangle Zoom</title> <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script> <style type="text/css"> /* 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; } </style> <script> // This example creates a rectangle based on the viewport // on any 'zoom-changed' event. function initMap() { const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { zoom: 11, center: { lat: 40.74852, lng: -73.981687 }, mapTypeId: "terrain", }); const rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle(); map.addListener("zoom_changed", () => { // Get the current bounds, which reflect the bounds before the zoom. rectangle.setOptions({ strokeColor: "#FF0000", strokeOpacity: 0.8, strokeWeight: 2, fillColor: "#FF0000", fillOpacity: 0.35, map, bounds: map.getBounds(), }); }); } </script> </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> <!-- Async script executes immediately and must be after any DOM elements used in callback. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap&libraries=&v=weekly" async ></script> </body> </html>
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