I am new to JS and the Google API and I am trying to make multiple markers each with a label.
From little snippets I've been looking at, there was no simple way to attach a label to a marker in Google Maps API v3. Between Google and stackoverflow searches, everyone used a roundabout procedure that involved creating or editing the label class.
I just want to figure out how to attach a label to each marker in a simple way since I am just starting to learn JS/ Google API v3.
Thanks
EDIT #3: Okay I finally figured out what was wrong and correctly implemented multiple markers with labels using Lilina's code. Apparently we both defined the var map differently and that itself makes both our codes unable to synchronize well.
I have an additional question now that I am able to use labels for each marker. I want to be able to hide markers and their labels based on the zoom level that the user is at.
Google Maps API v3 - Different markers/labels on different zoom levels
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I can't guarantee it's the simplest, but I like MarkerWithLabel. As shown in the basic example, CSS styles define the label's appearance and options in the JavaScript define the content and placement.
.labels {
color: red;
background-color: white;
font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Arial", sans-serif;
font-size: 10px;
font-weight: bold;
text-align: center;
width: 60px;
border: 2px solid black;
white-space: nowrap;
}
JavaScript:
var marker = new MarkerWithLabel({
position: homeLatLng,
draggable: true,
map: map,
labelContent: "$425K",
labelAnchor: new google.maps.Point(22, 0),
labelClass: "labels", // the CSS class for the label
labelStyle: {opacity: 0.75}
});
The only part that may be confusing is the labelAnchor. By default, the label's top left corner will line up to the marker pushpin's endpoint. Setting the labelAnchor's x-value to half the width defined in the CSS width property will center the label. You can make the label float above the marker pushpin with an anchor point like new google.maps.Point(22, 50).
In case access to the links above are blocked, I copied and pasted the packed source of MarkerWithLabel into this JSFiddle demo. I hope JSFiddle is allowed in China :|
In order to add a label to the map you need to create a custom overlay. The sample at http://blog.mridey.com/2009/09/label-overlay-example-for-google-maps.html uses a custom class, Layer, that inherits from OverlayView (which inherits from MVCObject) from the Google Maps API. He has a revised version (adds support for visibility, zIndex and a click event) which can be found here: http://blog.mridey.com/2011/05/label-overlay-example-for-google-maps.html
The following code is taken directly from Marc Ridey's Blog (the revised link above).
Layer class
// Define the overlay, derived from google.maps.OverlayView
function Label(opt_options) {
// Initialization
this.setValues(opt_options);
// Label specific
var span = this.span_ = document.createElement('span');
span.style.cssText = 'position: relative; left: -50%; top: -8px; ' +
'white-space: nowrap; border: 1px solid blue; ' +
'padding: 2px; background-color: white';
var div = this.div_ = document.createElement('div');
div.appendChild(span);
div.style.cssText = 'position: absolute; display: none';
};
Label.prototype = new google.maps.OverlayView;
// Implement onAdd
Label.prototype.onAdd = function() {
var pane = this.getPanes().overlayImage;
pane.appendChild(this.div_);
// Ensures the label is redrawn if the text or position is changed.
var me = this;
this.listeners_ = [
google.maps.event.addListener(this, 'position_changed', function() { me.draw(); }),
google.maps.event.addListener(this, 'visible_changed', function() { me.draw(); }),
google.maps.event.addListener(this, 'clickable_changed', function() { me.draw(); }),
google.maps.event.addListener(this, 'text_changed', function() { me.draw(); }),
google.maps.event.addListener(this, 'zindex_changed', function() { me.draw(); }),
google.maps.event.addDomListener(this.div_, 'click', function() {
if (me.get('clickable')) {
google.maps.event.trigger(me, 'click');
}
})
];
};
// Implement onRemove
Label.prototype.onRemove = function() {
this.div_.parentNode.removeChild(this.div_);
// Label is removed from the map, stop updating its position/text.
for (var i = 0, I = this.listeners_.length; i < I; ++i) {
google.maps.event.removeListener(this.listeners_[i]);
}
};
// Implement draw
Label.prototype.draw = function() {
var projection = this.getProjection();
var position = projection.fromLatLngToDivPixel(this.get('position'));
var div = this.div_;
div.style.left = position.x + 'px';
div.style.top = position.y + 'px';
div.style.display = 'block';
this.span_.innerHTML = this.get('text').toString();
};
Usage
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<title>
Label Overlay Example
</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="label.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var marker;
function initialize() {
var latLng = new google.maps.LatLng(40, -100);
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map_canvas'), {
zoom: 5,
center: latLng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latLng,
draggable: true,
zIndex: 1,
map: map,
optimized: false
});
var label = new Label({
map: map
});
label.bindTo('position', marker);
label.bindTo('text', marker, 'position');
label.bindTo('visible', marker);
label.bindTo('clickable', marker);
label.bindTo('zIndex', marker);
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() { alert('Marker has been clicked'); })
google.maps.event.addListener(label, 'click', function() { alert('Label has been clicked'); })
}
function showHideMarker() {
marker.setVisible(!marker.getVisible());
}
function pinUnpinMarker() {
var draggable = marker.getDraggable();
marker.setDraggable(!draggable);
marker.setClickable(!draggable);
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="initialize()">
<div id="map_canvas" style="height: 200px; width: 200px"></div>
<button type="button" onclick="showHideMarker();">Show/Hide Marker</button>
<button type="button" onclick="pinUnpinMarker();">Pin/Unpin Marker</button>
</body>
</html>
the above solutions wont work on ipad-2
recently I had an safari browser crash issue while plotting the markers even if there are less number of markers. Initially I was using marker with label (markerwithlabel.js) library for plotting the marker , when i use google native marker it was working fine even with large number of markers but i want customized markers , so i refer the above solution given by jonathan but still the crashing issue is not resolved after doing lot of research i came to know about http://nickjohnson.com/b/google-maps-v3-how-to-quickly-add-many-markers this blog and now my map search is working smoothly on ipad-2 :)
Source: Stackoverflow.com