Click two or more points on the map to draw polylines.
Read the documentation.
TypeScript
// This example creates an interactive map which constructs a polyline based on // user clicks. Note that the polyline only appears once its path property // contains two LatLng coordinates. let poly: google.maps.Polyline; let map: google.maps.Map; function initMap(): void { map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement, { zoom: 7, center: { lat: 41.879, lng: -87.624 }, // Center the map on Chicago, USA. }); poly = new google.maps.Polyline({ strokeColor: "#000000", strokeOpacity: 1.0, strokeWeight: 3, }); poly.setMap(map); // Add a listener for the click event map.addListener("click", addLatLng); } // Handles click events on a map, and adds a new point to the Polyline. function addLatLng(event: google.maps.MouseEvent) { const path = poly.getPath(); // Because path is an MVCArray, we can simply append a new coordinate // and it will automatically appear. path.push(event.latLng); // Add a new marker at the new plotted point on the polyline. new google.maps.Marker({ position: event.latLng, title: "#" + path.getLength(), map: map, }); }
JavaScript
// This example creates an interactive map which constructs a polyline based on // user clicks. Note that the polyline only appears once its path property // contains two LatLng coordinates. let poly; let map; function initMap() { map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { zoom: 7, center: { lat: 41.879, lng: -87.624 }, }); poly = new google.maps.Polyline({ strokeColor: "#000000", strokeOpacity: 1.0, strokeWeight: 3, }); poly.setMap(map); // Add a listener for the click event map.addListener("click", addLatLng); } // Handles click events on a map, and adds a new point to the Polyline. function addLatLng(event) { const path = poly.getPath(); // Because path is an MVCArray, we can simply append a new coordinate // and it will automatically appear. path.push(event.latLng); // Add a new marker at the new plotted point on the polyline. new google.maps.Marker({ position: event.latLng, title: "#" + path.getLength(), map: map, }); }
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>Complex Polylines</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>
All
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Complex Polylines</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 creates an interactive map which constructs a polyline based on // user clicks. Note that the polyline only appears once its path property // contains two LatLng coordinates. let poly; let map; function initMap() { map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { zoom: 7, center: { lat: 41.879, lng: -87.624 }, }); poly = new google.maps.Polyline({ strokeColor: "#000000", strokeOpacity: 1.0, strokeWeight: 3, }); poly.setMap(map); // Add a listener for the click event map.addListener("click", addLatLng); } // Handles click events on a map, and adds a new point to the Polyline. function addLatLng(event) { const path = poly.getPath(); // Because path is an MVCArray, we can simply append a new coordinate // and it will automatically appear. path.push(event.latLng); // Add a new marker at the new plotted point on the polyline. new google.maps.Marker({ position: event.latLng, title: "#" + path.getLength(), map: map, }); } </script> </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> </body> </html>
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npx @googlemaps/js-samples init polyline-complex DESTINATION_FOLDER
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