UI Kit Place Search Nearby

This example renders the Place Search element in response to a nearby search with a user-selected place type, and displays a Place Details Compact Element for the selected place. Read the documentation.

TypeScript

// Query selectors for various elements in the HTML file.
const map = document.querySelector('gmp-map') as google.maps.MapElement;
const placeSearch = document.querySelector('gmp-place-search') as any;
const placeSearchQuery = document.querySelector(
    'gmp-place-nearby-search-request'
) as any;
const placeDetails = document.querySelector('gmp-place-details-compact') as any;
const placeRequest = document.querySelector(
    'gmp-place-details-place-request'
) as any;
const typeSelect = document.querySelector('.type-select') as HTMLSelectElement;

// Global variables for the map, markers, and info window.
const markers: Map<string, google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement> =
    new Map();
let infoWindow: google.maps.InfoWindow;

// The init function is called when the page loads.
async function init(): Promise<void> {
    // Import the necessary libraries from the Google Maps API.
    const [{ InfoWindow }, { Place }] = await Promise.all([
        google.maps.importLibrary('maps') as Promise<google.maps.MapsLibrary>,
        google.maps.importLibrary(
            'places'
        ) as Promise<google.maps.PlacesLibrary>,
    ]);

    // Create a new info window and set its content to the place details element.
    placeDetails.remove(); // Hide the place details element because it is not needed until the info window opens
    infoWindow = new InfoWindow({
        content: placeDetails,
        ariaLabel: 'Place Details',
    });

    // Set the map options.
    map.innerMap.setOptions({
        clickableIcons: false,
        mapTypeControl: false,
        streetViewControl: false,
    });

    // Add event listeners to the type select and place search elements.
    typeSelect.addEventListener('change', () => searchPlaces());

    placeSearch.addEventListener('gmp-select', (event: Event) => {
        const { place } = event as any;
        markers.get(place.id)?.click();
    });
    placeSearch.addEventListener('gmp-load', () => {
        addMarkers();
    });

    searchPlaces();
}
// The searchPlaces function is called when the user changes the type select or when the page loads.
async function searchPlaces() {
    // Close the info window and clear the markers.
    infoWindow.close();
    for (const marker of markers.values()) {
        marker.remove();
    }
    markers.clear();

    // Set the place search query and add an event listener to the place search element.
    if (typeSelect.value) {
        const center = map.center!;
        placeSearchQuery.locationRestriction = {
            center,
            radius: 50000, // 50km radius
        };
        placeSearchQuery.includedTypes = [typeSelect.value];
    }
}

// The addMarkers function is called when the place search element loads.
async function addMarkers() {
    // Import the necessary libraries from the Google Maps API.
    const [{ AdvancedMarkerElement }, { LatLngBounds }] = await Promise.all([
        google.maps.importLibrary(
            'marker'
        ) as Promise<google.maps.MarkerLibrary>,
        google.maps.importLibrary('core') as Promise<google.maps.CoreLibrary>,
    ]);
    const bounds = new LatLngBounds();

    if (placeSearch.places.length === 0) {
        return;
    }

    for (const place of placeSearch.places) {
        const marker = new AdvancedMarkerElement({
            map: map.innerMap,
            position: place.location,
            collisionBehavior:
                google.maps.CollisionBehavior.REQUIRED_AND_HIDES_OPTIONAL,
        });

        markers.set(place.id, marker);
        bounds.extend(place.location);

        marker.addListener('click', () => {
            placeRequest.place = place;
            infoWindow.open(map.innerMap, marker);
        });
    }

    map.innerMap.fitBounds(bounds);
}

init();
index.ts

JavaScript

// Query selectors for various elements in the HTML file.
const map = document.querySelector('gmp-map');
const placeSearch = document.querySelector('gmp-place-search');
const placeSearchQuery = document.querySelector('gmp-place-nearby-search-request');
const placeDetails = document.querySelector('gmp-place-details-compact');
const placeRequest = document.querySelector('gmp-place-details-place-request');
const typeSelect = document.querySelector('.type-select');
// Global variables for the map, markers, and info window.
const markers = new Map();
let infoWindow;
// The init function is called when the page loads.
async function init() {
    // Import the necessary libraries from the Google Maps API.
    const [{ InfoWindow }, { Place }] = await Promise.all([
        google.maps.importLibrary('maps'),
        google.maps.importLibrary('places'),
    ]);
    // Create a new info window and set its content to the place details element.
    placeDetails.remove(); // Hide the place details element because it is not needed until the info window opens
    infoWindow = new InfoWindow({
        content: placeDetails,
        ariaLabel: 'Place Details',
    });
    // Set the map options.
    map.innerMap.setOptions({
        clickableIcons: false,
        mapTypeControl: false,
        streetViewControl: false,
    });
    // Add event listeners to the type select and place search elements.
    typeSelect.addEventListener('change', () => searchPlaces());
    placeSearch.addEventListener('gmp-select', (event) => {
        const { place } = event;
        markers.get(place.id)?.click();
    });
    placeSearch.addEventListener('gmp-load', () => {
        addMarkers();
    });
    searchPlaces();
}
// The searchPlaces function is called when the user changes the type select or when the page loads.
async function searchPlaces() {
    // Close the info window and clear the markers.
    infoWindow.close();
    for (const marker of markers.values()) {
        marker.remove();
    }
    markers.clear();
    // Set the place search query and add an event listener to the place search element.
    if (typeSelect.value) {
        const center = map.center;
        placeSearchQuery.locationRestriction = {
            center,
            radius: 50000, // 50km radius
        };
        placeSearchQuery.includedTypes = [typeSelect.value];
    }
}
// The addMarkers function is called when the place search element loads.
async function addMarkers() {
    // Import the necessary libraries from the Google Maps API.
    const [{ AdvancedMarkerElement }, { LatLngBounds }] = await Promise.all([
        google.maps.importLibrary('marker'),
        google.maps.importLibrary('core'),
    ]);
    const bounds = new LatLngBounds();
    if (placeSearch.places.length === 0) {
        return;
    }
    for (const place of placeSearch.places) {
        const marker = new AdvancedMarkerElement({
            map: map.innerMap,
            position: place.location,
            collisionBehavior: google.maps.CollisionBehavior.REQUIRED_AND_HIDES_OPTIONAL,
        });
        markers.set(place.id, marker);
        bounds.extend(place.location);
        marker.addListener('click', () => {
            placeRequest.place = place;
            infoWindow.open(map.innerMap, marker);
        });
    }
    map.innerMap.fitBounds(bounds);
}
init();
index.js

CSS

html,
body {
    height: 100%;
    margin: 0;
}

body {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.container {
    display: flex;
    height: 100vh;
    width: 100%;
}

gmp-map {
    flex-grow: 1;
}

.ui-panel {
    width: 400px;
    margin-left: 20px;
    margin-top: 10px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.list-container {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

gmp-place-search {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    border: none;
    color-scheme: light;
}

style.css

HTML

<!doctype html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Place Search Nearby with Google Maps</title>
        <meta charset="utf-8" />
        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css" />
        <script type="module" src="./index.js" defer></script>
        <!-- prettier-ignore -->
        <script>
      (g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})
              ({key: "AIzaSyA6myHzS10YXdcazAFalmXvDkrYCp5cLc8", v: "weekly"});
    </script>
    </head>
    <body>

        <div class="container">
            <!-- map-id is required to use advanced markers. See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/map-ids/mapid-over. -->
            <gmp-map center="-37.813,144.963" zoom="16" map-id="DEMO_MAP_ID">
            </gmp-map>
            <div class="ui-panel">
                <div class="controls">
                    <label for="type-select">
                        Select a place type:
                        <select id="type-select" class="type-select">
                            <option value="restaurant">Restaurant</option>
                            <option value="cafe" selected>Cafe</option>
                            <option value="electric_vehicle_charging_station">
                                EV charging station
                            </option>
                        </select>
                    </label>
                </div>
                <div class="list-container">
                    <gmp-place-search selectable>
                        <gmp-place-all-content></gmp-place-all-content>
                        <gmp-place-nearby-search-request
                            max-result-count="5"></gmp-place-nearby-search-request>
                    </gmp-place-search>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

        <!--
        The gmp-place-details-compact element is styled inline because it is
        conditionally rendered and moved into the info window, which is
        part of the map's shadow DOM.
    -->
        <gmp-place-details-compact
            orientation="horizontal"
            truncation-preferred
            style="
                width: 400px;
                padding: 0;
                margin: 0;
                border: none;
                background-color: transparent;
                color-scheme: light;
            ">
            <gmp-place-details-place-request></gmp-place-details-place-request>
            <gmp-place-content-config>
                <gmp-place-media></gmp-place-media>
                <gmp-place-rating></gmp-place-rating>
                <gmp-place-price></gmp-place-price>
                <gmp-place-accessible-entrance-icon></gmp-place-accessible-entrance-icon>
                <gmp-place-open-now-status></gmp-place-open-now-status>
                <gmp-place-attribution
                    light-scheme-color="gray"
                    dark-scheme-color="white"></gmp-place-attribution>
            </gmp-place-content-config>
        </gmp-place-details-compact>

    </body>
</html>
index.html

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Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application. 

  git clone https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples.git
  cd samples/ui-kit-place-search-nearby
  npm i
  npm start