Custom icon Google Maps V3 - google-maps

This map works fine, I just have one trouble.
I need to create a different icon for each marker.
I really don't have lucky with my codes ^^
how do I?
var side_bar_html = "";
var gmarkers = [];
var map = null;
/**
*map
**/
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(-23.421409,-51.936722);
var marker = createMarker(point,"This place",contentString0)
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(-23.421409,-51.934722);
var marker = createMarker(point,"This place",contentString1)
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(-23.421409,-51.932722);
var marker = createMarker(point,"This place",contentString2)
//put the assembled side_bar_html contents into the side_bar div
document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML = side_bar_html;
}
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
size: new google.maps.Size(150,50)
});
// This function picks up the click and opens the corresponding info window
function myclick(i) {
google.maps.event.trigger(gmarkers[i], "click");
}
// A function to create the marker and set up the event window function
function createMarker(latlng, name, html) {
var contentString = html;
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latlng,
map: map,
zIndex: Math.round(latlng.lat()*-100000)<<5
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.setContent(contentString);
infowindow.open(map,marker);
});
gmarkers.push(marker);
side_bar_html += '<a href="javascript:myclick(' + (gmarkers.length-1) + ')">' + name + '<\/a><br>';
}

In your marker constructor add an icon property with the icons URL to the anonymous object you're passing:
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latlng,
map: map,
icon:(image URL here),
zIndex: Math.round(latlng.lat()*-100000)<<5
});
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference#MarkerOptions
(Send via mobile, sorry if layout is bad).

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Google maps showing same info window for all markers

I'm looping over an array of properties and create multiple markers on a google map. I'd like each of these markers to have their own info window content. My code looks right to me but it's not working. Can somebody point me in the right direction.
Here is my current code
for (var i = startRow; i < AMdata.property.length; i++) {
var propertyDetails = AMdata.property[i];
var latLng = new google.maps.LatLng(propertyDetails.LATITUDE, propertyDetails.LONGITUDE);
bounds.extend(latLng);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latLng,
title: propertyDetails.NAME,
icon: outIcon
});
// add an event listener for this marker
google.maps.event.addListener(marker , 'click', function() {
// assuming you have some content in a field called Field123
infowindow.setContent('<div class="infowindow"><div class="panel-image listing-img"><img style="max-height:115px;" width="100%" src="' + propertyDetails.THUMBNAIL + '"></div><p>' + propertyDetails.NAME + '</p></div>');
infowindow.open(map, this);
});
markers.push(marker);
}
var markerCluster = new MarkerClusterer(map, markers);
map.fitBounds(bounds);
try this way :
for (var i = startRow; i < AMdata.property.length; i++) {
var propertyDetails = AMdata.property[i];
var latLng = new google.maps.LatLng(propertyDetails.LATITUDE, propertyDetails.LONGITUDE);
bounds.extend(latLng);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latLng,
title: propertyDetails.NAME,
icon: outIcon
});
// add an event listener for this marker
k = markers.push(marker);
google.maps.event.addListener(markers[k-1] , 'click', function(propertyDetail) {
// assuming you have some content in a field called Field123
infowindow.setContent('<div class="infowindow"><div class="panel-image listing-img"><img style="max-height:115px;" width="100%" src="' + propertyDetails.THUMBNAIL + '"></div><p>' + propertyDetails.NAME + '</p></div>');
infowindow.open(map, this);
});
}
var markerCluster = new MarkerClusterer(map, markers);
map.fitBounds(bounds);

Google maps v3 open infowindow on load

I using this technique: http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_MW_example_map2.html
I want to have the first info window open when the map loads.
I also want to be able to center the map when you click a location link.
Can anyone help?
JS:
// this variable will collect the html which will eventually be placed in the side_bar
var side_bar_html = "";
// arrays to hold copies of the markers and html used by the side_bar
// because the function closure trick doesnt work there
var gmarkers = [];
var map = null;
function initialize() {
// create the map
var myOptions = {
zoom: 12,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(50.822096, -0.375736),
mapTypeControl: true,
mapTypeControlOptions: {style: google.maps.MapTypeControlStyle.DROPDOWN_MENU},
navigationControl: true,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
scrollwheel:false
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function() {
infowindow.close();
});
// Add markers to the map
// Set up three markers with info windows
// add the points
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(50.810438, -0.374925);
var center = new google.maps.LatLng(50.810438, -0.374925);
var marker = createMarker(point,"Worthing","<p><b>Worthing</b><br>1-13 Buckingham Road,<br>Worthing,<br>West Sussex,<br>BN11 1TH</p>")
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(51.497421,-0.141604);
var center = new google.maps.LatLng(51.497421,-0.141604);
var marker = createMarker(point,"London","<p><b>London</b><br>Portland House,<br>Bressenden Place,<br>London,<br>SW1E 5RS</p>")
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(-33.867487,151.20699);
var center = new google.maps.LatLng(-33.867487,151.20699);
var marker = createMarker(point,"Sydney","<p><b>Sydney</b><br>Level 1, Cosco House,<br>95-101 Sussex Street,<br>Sydney NSW<br>Australia 2000</p>")
// put the assembled side_bar_html contents into the side_bar div
document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML = side_bar_html;
$('#side_bar li:first-child').addClass("active");
$('#side_bar li').click(function(){
$('#side_bar li').removeClass("active");
$(this).addClass("active");
});
}
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow(
{
size: new google.maps.Size(150,50)
});
// This function picks up the click and opens the corresponding info window
function myclick(i) {
google.maps.event.trigger(gmarkers[i], "click");
}
// A function to create the marker and set up the event window function
function createMarker(latlng, name, html) {
var contentString = html;
var iconBase = '../Themes/FreshEgg/assets/img/';
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latlng,
map: map,
zIndex: Math.round(latlng.lat()*-100000)<<5,
icon: iconBase + 'map_marker_24x46.png',
animation: google.maps.Animation.DROP
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.setContent(contentString);
infowindow.open(map,marker);
});
infowindow.setContent(contentString);
infowindow.open(map,marker);
// save the info we need to use later for the side_bar
gmarkers.push(marker);
// add a line to the side_bar html
side_bar_html += '<li><a href="javascript:myclick(' + (gmarkers.length-1) + ')">' + name + '<\/a></li>';
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
HTML:
<ul class="list-inline" id="side_bar"></ul>
<div id="map_canvas"></div>
Add a 4th parameter to your createMarker() function for the default state of markers - createMarker(latlng, name, html, show) - where show will be a boolean variable: true to open on load, false to leave it closed. Then when you call createMarker() in your initialize() method specify true for the marker you want open on load.
Then in createMarker() add a condition that handles this for you - something like:
if (show) {
google.maps.event.trigger(marker, "click");
/*if you're going to take this approach, make sure this is triggered after
*you specify your listener
*alternately, you can also setContent() and open() your infoWindow here
*/
}
To have the map pan to the center when you click on the marker, you first need to disable the auto panning of the map when an infoWindow is open. This can be done where you set the options for your infoWindow:
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow(
{
size: new google.maps.Size(150,50),
disableAutoPan : true
});
Then, in your listener for the click event on the marker add the function to panTo(LatLng) the position of the marker on your map.
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.setContent(contentString);
infowindow.open(map, marker);
map.panTo(marker.getPosition());
});

Show all infowindows open

I'm trying to have custom infowindows float above markers, however I noticed that only one marker can be opened at any one time. Is there a workaround to this?
Here's the code I have produced at the moment:
downloadUrl("AllActivityxml.php", function(data) {
var xml = data.responseXML;
var markers = xml.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker");
for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
var name = markers[i].getAttribute("id");
var address = markers[i].getAttribute("id");
var type = markers[i].getAttribute("venue_type");
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(
parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat")),
parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng"))
);
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
var html = "<b>" + point + "</b>hello <br/>" + type;
var icon = customIcons[type] || {};
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: point,
icon: icon.icon,
shadow: icon.shadow,
zIndex: Math.round(latlng.lat()*-100000)<<5
});
markersArray.push(marker);
bindInfoWindow(marker, map, infoWindow, html);
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.setContent(html);
infowindow.open(map,marker);
});
}
});
And when you check this map, notice that I cannot open more than 2 infowindows at once. Why is that?
There is no limitation implicit to the Google Maps API v3 that makes only one InfowWindow available at a time. You need to write your code to do that. If you want an InfoWindow for each marker, make one.
Some thing like (not tested):
function createMarker(latlng, html) {
var contentString = html;
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latlng,
map: map,
zIndex: Math.round(latlng.lat()*-100000)<<5
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.setContent(contentString);
infowindow.open(map,marker);
});
}

Google maps infowindow

I am trying to create listeners for some map markers. I can create the markers and they are on the map but, no matter which marker I click on it tells me "Uncaught TypeError: Cannot call method 'open' of undefined" . When I break at the open code it is showing markers[46] which is one more that the highest index. And it doesnt matter which marker I click on its always the same index.
EDIT: I edited the code and pasted all of it. No errors, but nothing happens when I click a marker. I am looking in Chrome and it looks like there isnt a event handler registered
<script>
var map;
var nav = [];
$(document).ready(function () {
//initialise a map
init();
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({});
$.get("xxxxxx.kml", function (data) {
html = "";
//loop through placemarks tags
i = 1;
$(data).find("Placemark").each(function (index, value) {
//get coordinates and place name
coords = $(this).find("coordinates").text();
contentString = $(this).find("description").text();
var partsOfStr = coords.split(',');
var lat = parseFloat(partsOfStr[0]);
var lng = parseFloat(partsOfStr[1]);
var myLatLng = new google.maps.LatLng(lng, lat);
place = $(this).find("name").text();
createMarker(myLatLng, place, contentString, i)
//store as JSON
c = coords.split(",")
nav.push({
"place": place,
"lat": c[0],
"lng": c[1]
})
//output as a navigation
html += "<li>" + place + "</li>";
i++;
});
//output as a navigation
$(".navigation").append(html);
//bind clicks on your navigation to scroll to a placemark
$(".navigation li").bind("click", function () {
panToPoint = new google.maps.LatLng(nav[$(this).index()].lng, nav[$(this).index()].lat)
map.panTo(panToPoint);
})
});
markers = [];
function createMarker(myLatLng, title, contentString, i) {
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: myLatLng,
map: map,
title: title
});
google.maps.event.addListener(markers, 'click', function () {
infoWindow.setContent(contentString);
infowindow.open(map, markers[i]);
});
markers[i] = marker;
return marker
}
function init() {
//google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'init', Initialize);
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(39.047050, -77.131409);
var myOptions = {
zoom: 4,
center: latlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), myOptions);
}
})
This is almost a FAQ. When your loop ends, the value of i is 46 (based on your statement). There is no marker 46, so all the click listeners fail. It can be solved with function closure (a createMarker function which holds the association between the marker and the infowindow contents).
Something like this in your example (not tested), call it from inside your marker creation loop, requires a global markers array, but doesn't require the global infowindow array:
//global markers array
markers = [];
// global infowindow
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({});
// createMarker function
function createMarker(myLatLng, title, contentString, i)
{
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: myLatlng ,
map: map,
title:title
});
google.maps.event.addListener(markers, 'click', function() {
infoWindow.setContent(contentString);
infowindow.open(map,markers[i]);
});
markers[i] = marker;
return marker
}

Google Maps API v3 Point of Interest with Custom Icons

I have a page pulling in the schools, churches, and parks of my given area but I want to style the 3 POIs with 3 different icons. I searched Google and even all the docs but couldn't find the answer.
var map;
var infowindow;
function initialize() {
// Center of Map
var centerLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(29.745376, -95.380125);
// Marker Icons Declaration
var icon = new google.maps.MarkerImage("smLinks-twitter.png", null, null, new google.maps.Point(41,47));
// Map Options
var myOptions = {
zoom: 16,
center: centerLatlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
icons: icon
};
// Draw the map
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
// Marker Icons Implementation
markers = new google.maps.Marker({
position: centerLatlng,
map: map,
title: 'Center of Map',
icon: icon
});
// Services: Places
var request = {
location: centerLatlng,
radius: 800,
types: ["school", "church", "park"]
};
infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
var service = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
service.search(request, callback);
} // function initialize()
function callback(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK) {
for (var i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
createMarker(results[i]);
}
}
}
function createMarker(place) {
var placeLoc = place.geometry.location;
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: place.geometry.location,
icon: icon
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'mouseover', function() {
infowindow.setContent(place.name + '<br/>' + place.vicinity + '<br/><img src="' + place.icon + '">');
infowindow.open(map, this);
});
}
Please see my quick and dirty Demo. The idea is to use the place.types array to determine what kind of place you are trying to add to the map. I simplistically assigned a marker to the first item of this array (usually 2 or 3 items long), which may be something like:
["school", "establishment"]
In some cases, "university" comes before "school" so a "university" icon is used. You will want to refine the way you match types to icons, that is, give a priority for school or university? Perhaps iterate through the array looking for the right types. One place (general_contractor) is not in my list of icons, so the default pin marker is placed there. A "default" icon could be used if you checked if iconType in fact has or not the desired type. I'll leave these details to you =)
Here's the source I used for icons: https://sites.google.com/site/gmapsdevelopment/
function createMarker(place) {
var placeLoc = place.geometry.location;
var iconType = {};
iconType['school'] = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal2/icon2.png";
iconType['church'] = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal2/icon11.png";
iconType['park'] = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal2/icon12.png";
iconType['university'] = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal2/icon14.png";
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: place.geometry.location,
icon: iconType[place.types[0]]
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'mouseover', function() {
infowindow.setContent(place.name + '<br/>' + place.vicinity + '<br/><img src="' + place.icon + '">');
infowindow.open(map, this);
});
}
Alternatively, use a switch statement:
function createMarker(place) {
var placeLoc = place.geometry.location;
var iconUrl;
switch (place.types[0]) {
case 'school':
iconUrl = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal2/icon2.png";
break;
case 'church':
iconUrl = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal2/icon11.png";
break;
case 'park':
iconUrl = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal2/icon12.png";
break;
case 'university':
iconUrl = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal2/icon14.png";
break;
default:
iconUrl = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal4/icon39.png";
}
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: place.geometry.location,
icon: iconUrl
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'mouseover', function() {
infowindow.setContent(place.name + '<br/>' + place.vicinity + '<br/><img src="' + place.icon + '">');
infowindow.open(map, this);
});
}