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ui.Map.setGestureHandling
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Controls how gestures are handled on the map.
See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.gestureHandling.
Usage
Returns
Map.setGestureHandling(option)
Argument
Type
Details
this: ui.map
ui.Map
The ui.Map instance.
option
String
The option that controls how gestures are handled on the map. Allowed values:
"cooperative": Scroll events and one-finger touch gestures scroll the page, and do not zoom or pan the map. Two-finger touch gestures pan and zoom the map. Scroll events with a ctrl key or ⌘ key pressed zoom the map. In this mode the map cooperates with the page.
"greedy": All touch gestures and scroll events pan or zoom the map.
"none": The map cannot be panned or zoomed by user gestures.
"auto": (default) Gesture handling is either cooperative or greedy, depending on whether the page is scrollable or in an iframe.
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