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Created January 23, 2012 14:35
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Place a new marker and update fields in a form with gmaps4rails
<%= gmaps4rails(@json) %>
<% content_for :scripts do %>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
var markersArray = [];
// On click, clear markers, place a new one, update coordinates in the form
Gmaps.map.callback = function() {
google.maps.event.addListener(Gmaps.map.map, 'click', function(event) {
clearOverlays();
placeMarker(event.latLng);
updateFormLocation(event.latLng);
});
};
// Update form attributes with given coordinates
function updateFormLocation(latLng) {
$('location_attributes_latitude_str').value = latLng.lat();
$('location_attributes_longitude_str').value = latLng.lng();
$('location_attributes_gmaps_zoom').value = Gmaps.map.map.getZoom();
}
// Add a marker with an open infowindow
function placeMarker(latLng) {
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latLng,
map: Gmaps.map.map,
draggable: true
});
markersArray.push(marker);
// Set and open infowindow
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: '<div class="popup"><h2>Awesome!</h2><p>Drag me and adjust the zoom level.</p>'
});
infowindow.open(Gmaps.map.map,marker);
// Listen to drag & drop
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'dragend', function() {
updateFormLocation(this.getPosition());
});
}
// Removes the overlays from the map
function clearOverlays() {
if (markersArray) {
for (var i = 0; i < markersArray.length; i++ ) {
markersArray[i].setMap(null);
}
}
markersArray.length = 0;
}
</script>
<% end %>
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