google-maps-api-3infowindowinfobox

Trigger event with infoWindow or InfoBox on click Google Map API V3


I want to know how to trigger an event when I click on an infoWindow using Google Maps API v3. In this example, when I click on a marker, an info window shows up with a unique message, based on which marker I clicked. I want to also be able to click the info window and have an alert show up that says

"You clicked on the infowindow for (__fill in blank location_)

I found some examples using Google Maps API v2 and jQuery, but not with just plain old Google Maps API v3.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>jQuery mobile with Google maps - Google maps jQuery plugin</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0.1/jquery.mobile-1.0.1.min.css" />
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.6.4.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0.1/jquery.mobile-1.0.1.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3&sensor=false&language=en"> </script>
    <script type="text/javascript">

    var cityList = [
    ['Chicago', 41.850033, -87.6500523, 1],
    ['Illinois', 40.797177,-89.406738, 2]
    ];

    var demoCenter = new google.maps.LatLng(41,-87);

    var map;
    function initialize()
    {
        map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map_canvas'), {
            zoom: 7,
            center: demoCenter,
            mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
        });
        addMarkers();
    }

    function addMarkers()
    {
        var marker, i;
        var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
        for (i = 0; i < cityList.length; i++)
        {
            marker = new google.maps.Marker({
                position: new google.maps.LatLng(cityList[i][1], cityList[i][2]),
                map: map,
                title: cityList[i][0]
            });

            google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', (function(marker, i) {
                var contentString = '<div id="infoWindow">'
                    +'<div id="bodyContent">'
                    +'<p>'
                    + "This location is:<br>"
                    + marker.title
                    +'</p>'
                    +'</div>'
                    + '</div>';
                return function() {
                    infowindow.setContent(contentString);
                    infowindow.open(map, marker);
                    google.maps.event.addListener(infowindow, 'click', (function(i){
                        alert("You clicked on the infowindow for" + cityList[i][0]);
                    }));
                }
                })(marker, i));
            }
        }

</script>
    </head>
    <body onload="initialize()">
        <div id="basic-map" data-role="page">
            <div data-role="header">
                <h1><a data-ajax="false" href="/">jQuery mobile with Google maps v3</a> examples</h1>
                <a data-rel="back">Back</a>
            </div>
            <div data-role="content">
                <div class="ui-bar-c ui-corner-all ui-shadow" style="padding:1em;">
                    <div id="map_canvas" style="height:350px;"></div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </body>
</html>

Update I ended up figuring this out for InfoBox as well, which is included below in my answer.


Solution

  • Ok I figured this out for infoWindow, but then I also figured it out for InfoBox since it is prettier and more customizable. I'm new to JavaScript and these closures can be very tricky.

    For infoWindow

    <!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
        <title>jQuery mobile with Google maps - Google maps jQuery plugin</title>
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0.1/jquery.mobile-1.0.1.min.css" />
        <script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.6.4.min.js"></script>
        <script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0.1/jquery.mobile-1.0.1.min.js"></script>
        <script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3&sensor=false&language=en"> </script>
        <script type="text/javascript">
    
        var cityList = [
        ['Chicago', 41.850033, -87.6500523, 1],
        ['Illinois', 40.797177,-89.406738, 2]
        ];
    
        var demoCenter = new google.maps.LatLng(41,-87);
    
        var map;
        function initialize()
        {
            map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map_canvas'), {
                zoom: 7,
                center: demoCenter,
                mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
            });
            addMarkers();
        }
    
        var boxText1 = document.createElement("div");
                boxText1.id = "boxText1";
                boxText1.className = "labelText1";
                boxText1.innerHTML = "title1";//this is created earlier 
        var boxList = [];
    
        function addMarkers()
        {
            var marker, i;
            var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
                disableAutoPan: true
              ,isHidden:false
              ,pixelOffset: new google.maps.Size(-10, -10)
              ,closeBoxURL: ""
              ,pane: "mapPane"
              ,enableEventPropagation: true
            });
            for (var i = 0; i < cityList.length; i++)
            {
                marker = new google.maps.Marker({
                    position: new google.maps.LatLng(cityList[i][1], cityList[i][2]),
                    map: map,
                    id: i,
                    title: cityList[i][0]
                });
    
                var boxText = document.createElement("div");
                boxText.id = i;
                boxText.className = "labelText" + i;
                boxText.innerHTML = cityList[i][0];
                boxList.push(boxText);
    
                google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', (function(marker, i) {
                    var contentString = '<div id="infoWindow">'
                        +'<div id="bodyContent">'
                        +'<p>'
                        + "This location is:<br>"
                        + marker.title
                        +'</p>'
                        +'</div>'
                        + '</div>';
    
                    return function() {
                        infowindow.setContent(boxList[this.id]);
                        infowindow.open(map, marker);
                    }
                    })(marker, i)); //end add marker listener
    
                    google.maps.event.addDomListener(boxList[i],'click',(function(marker, i) {
                            return function() {
                              alert('clicked ' + cityList[i][0])
                            }
                          })(marker, i));
                } //endfor              
            }//end function
    
    </script>
        </head>
        <body onload="initialize()">
            <div id="basic-map" data-role="page">
                <div data-role="header">
                    <h1><a data-ajax="false" href="/">jQuery mobile with Google maps v3</a> examples</h1>
                    <a data-rel="back">Back</a>
                </div>
                <div data-role="content">
                    <div class="ui-bar-c ui-corner-all ui-shadow" style="padding:1em;">
                        <div id="map_canvas" style="height:350px;"></div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </body>
    </html>
    

    For InfoBox

    <!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
        <title>jQuery mobile with Google maps - Google maps jQuery plugin</title>
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0.1/jquery.mobile-1.0.1.min.css" />
        <script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.6.4.min.js"></script>
        <script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0.1/jquery.mobile-1.0.1.min.js"></script>
        <script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3&sensor=false&language=en"> </script>
        <script type="text/javascript"
        src="http://google-maps-utility-library-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/infobox/src/infobox.js"> </script>
        <script type="text/javascript"
        src="http://google-maps-utility-library-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/infobox/src/infobox_packed.js"> </script>
        <script type="text/javascript">
    
        var cityList = [
        ['Chicago', 41.850033, -87.6500523, 1],
        ['Illinois', 40.797177,-89.406738, 2]
        ];
    
        var demoCenter = new google.maps.LatLng(41,-87);
        var boxList =[];
    
        function initialize() {
            map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map_canvas'), {
                zoom: 7,
                center: demoCenter,
                mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
            });
            addMarkers();
        }
    
        function addMarkers(){
            for (var i = 0; i < cityList.length; i++)
            {
                marker = new google.maps.Marker({
                    position: new google.maps.LatLng(cityList[i][1], cityList[i][2]),
                    map: map,
                    id: i,
                    title: cityList[i][0]
                });         
    
                var boxText = document.createElement("div");
                boxText.id = i;
                boxText.style.cssText = "border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 8px; background: yellow; padding: 5px;";
                boxText.innerHTML = "InfoBox for " + cityList[i][0];
    
                var myOptions = {
                    content: boxText
                    ,disableAutoPan: false
                    ,maxWidth: 0
                    ,pixelOffset: new google.maps.Size(-140, 0)
                    ,zIndex: null
                    ,boxStyle: {
                        background: "url('tipbox.gif') no-repeat"
                        ,opacity: 0.75
                        ,width: "280px"
                    }
                    ,closeBoxMargin: "10px 2px 2px 2px"
                    ,closeBoxURL: "http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mapfiles/close.gif"
                    ,infoBoxClearance: new google.maps.Size(1, 1)
                    ,isHidden: false
                    ,pane: "floatPane"
                    ,enableEventPropagation: false
                };
    
                var ib = new InfoBox(myOptions);
                boxList.push(ib);
    
                google.maps.event.addListener(marker,'click',(function(marker, i) {
                    return function() {
                        boxList[i].open(map, this);
                    }
                })(marker, i));
    
                google.maps.event.addDomListener(boxList[i].content_,'click',(function(marker, i) {
                        return function() {
                          alert('clicked ' + cityList[i][0])
                        }
                      })(marker, i));
            } //endfor  
        } //end function
    
        </script>
    </head>
    <body onload="initialize()">
        <div id="basic-map" data-role="page">
            <div data-role="header">
                <h1><a data-ajax="false" href="/">jQuery mobile with Google maps v3</a> examples</h1>
                <a data-rel="back">Back</a>
            </div>
            <div data-role="content">
                <div class="ui-bar-c ui-corner-all ui-shadow" style="padding:1em;">
                    <div id="map_canvas" style="height:350px;"></div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </body>
    </html>