User-Editable Shapes

This example adds a user-editable rectangle to the map.

TypeScript

// This example adds a user-editable rectangle to the map.
function initMap(): void {
  const map = new google.maps.Map(
    document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement,
    {
      center: { lat: 44.5452, lng: -78.5389 },
      zoom: 9,
    }
  );

  const bounds = {
    north: 44.599,
    south: 44.49,
    east: -78.443,
    west: -78.649,
  };

  // Define a rectangle and set its editable property to true.
  const rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle({
    bounds: bounds,
    editable: true,
  });
  rectangle.setMap(map);
}index.ts

JavaScript

// This example adds a user-editable rectangle to the map.
function initMap() {
  const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    center: { lat: 44.5452, lng: -78.5389 },
    zoom: 9,
  });
  const bounds = {
    north: 44.599,
    south: 44.49,
    east: -78.443,
    west: -78.649,
  };
  // Define a rectangle and set its editable property to true.
  const rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle({
    bounds: bounds,
    editable: true,
  });
  rectangle.setMap(map);
}
index.js

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.css

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>User-Editable Shapes</title>
    <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script>
    <script
      src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap&libraries=&v=weekly"
      defer
    ></script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
    <script src="./index.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map"></div>
  </body>
</html>sample.html

All

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>User-Editable Shapes</title>
    <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script>
    <script
      src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap&libraries=&v=weekly"
      defer
    ></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 adds a user-editable rectangle to the map.
      function initMap() {
        const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
          center: { lat: 44.5452, lng: -78.5389 },
          zoom: 9,
        });
        const bounds = {
          north: 44.599,
          south: 44.49,
          east: -78.443,
          west: -78.649,
        };
        // Define a rectangle and set its editable property to true.
        const rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle({
          bounds: bounds,
          editable: true,
        });
        rectangle.setMap(map);
      }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map"></div>
  </body>
</html>
inline.html

// This example adds a user-editable rectangle to the map. function initMap() { const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { center: { lat: 44.5452, lng: -78.5389 }, zoom: 9, }); const bounds = { north: 44.599, south: 44.49, east: -78.443, west: -78.649, }; // Define a rectangle and set its editable property to true. const rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle({ bounds: bounds, editable: true, }); rectangle.setMap(map); }

/* 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; }

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>User-Editable Shapes</title> <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyBIwzALxUPNbatRBj3Xi1Uhp0fFzwWNBkE&callback=initMap&libraries=&v=weekly" defer ></script>  </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> </body> </html>

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