Enum Mode
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The Mode enum represents different modes of travel for finding directions.
You access the Mode enum by calling its parent class, name, and property, such as Maps.Mode.DRIVING.
Properties of the Mode enum include DRIVING, WALKING, BICYCLING, and TRANSIT.
The TRANSIT mode requires setting either a departure or arrival time.
Mode
An enum representing the mode of travel to use when finding directions.
To call an enum, you call its parent class, name, and property. For example,
Maps.Mode.DRIVING.
Properties
Property
Type
Description
DRIVING
Enum
Driving directions via roads.
WALKING
Enum
Walking directions via pedestrian paths and sidewalks (where available).
BICYCLING
Enum
Bicycling directions via bicycle paths and preferred streets (where available).
TRANSIT
Enum
Transit directions via public transit routes (where available). This mode requires that you set
either the departure or arrival time.
// Log all available data for a public-transit trip.constdirections=Maps.newDirectionFinder().setOrigin('The Cloisters, New York, NY').setDestination('JFK airport, New York, NY').setMode(Maps.DirectionFinder.Mode.TRANSIT).setDepart(newDate()).getDirections();constroute=directions.routes[0];Logger.log(route);
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