Page Summary
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This example demonstrates how to create a simple polyline on a map using the Google Maps JavaScript API.
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The polyline is visualized as a 2-pixel-wide red line, representing the path of a historical trans-Pacific flight.
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The code utilizes
google.maps.Polylineto define the polyline's properties such as path, color, and width. -
Provided code snippets include TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML for a comprehensive implementation.
This example creates a two-pixel-wide red polyline that shows the path of the first trans-Pacific flight between Oakland, CA, and Brisbane, Australia.
Read the documentation.
TypeScript
// This example creates a 2-pixel-wide red polyline showing the path of // the first trans-Pacific flight between Oakland, CA, and Brisbane, // Australia which was made by Charles Kingsford Smith. const mapElement = document.querySelector('gmp-map')!; let innerMap: google.maps.Map; async function init() { const { Polyline } = await google.maps.importLibrary('maps'); innerMap = mapElement.innerMap; const flightPlanCoordinates = [ { lat: 37.772, lng: -122.214 }, { lat: 21.291, lng: -157.821 }, { lat: -18.142, lng: 178.431 }, { lat: -27.467, lng: 153.027 }, ]; const flightPath = new Polyline({ path: flightPlanCoordinates, geodesic: true, strokeColor: '#FF0000', strokeOpacity: 1.0, strokeWeight: 2, }); flightPath.setMap(innerMap); } void init();
JavaScript
// This example creates a 2-pixel-wide red polyline showing the path of // the first trans-Pacific flight between Oakland, CA, and Brisbane, // Australia which was made by Charles Kingsford Smith. const mapElement = document.querySelector('gmp-map'); let innerMap; async function init() { const { Polyline } = await google.maps.importLibrary('maps'); innerMap = mapElement.innerMap; const flightPlanCoordinates = [ { lat: 37.772, lng: -122.214 }, { lat: 21.291, lng: -157.821 }, { lat: -18.142, lng: 178.431 }, { lat: -27.467, lng: 153.027 }, ]; const flightPath = new Polyline({ path: flightPlanCoordinates, geodesic: true, strokeColor: '#FF0000', strokeOpacity: 1.0, strokeWeight: 2, }); flightPath.setMap(innerMap); } void init();
CSS
/* * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
HTML
<html>
<head>
<title>Simple Polylines</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
<script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
<script>
// prettier-ignore
(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: "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY"
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<gmp-map center="0, -180" zoom="3" map-type-id="terrain"> </gmp-map>
</body>
</html>Clone Sample
Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM. You will also need a Google Maps API key.
The following commands clone the repository, install dependencies, and copy the environment file.
git clone https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples.gitcd js-api-samplesnpm icp .env.template .env
Once you copy the environment file, make sure to open the .env file and replace <Insert your own development API key here> with your actual API key before starting the sample.
cd samples/polyline-simplenpm start