Is it possible to turn on drawing mode for an existing polyline with a google's DrawingManager?
It's possible in Google Maps web app when going to custom map editor (My Maps in menu -> Create map -> Draw). Then create a polyline, right-click on the last point and select extend line (see picture below).
But I can't find a way to do the same with google maps api v3.
set the editable
-option of the polyline to true
and add points to the polyline-path
Example:
function initMap() {
var goo = google.maps,
map = new goo.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {}),
line = new goo.Polyline({
path: [
{lat: 37.772, lng: -122.214},
{lat: 21.291, lng: -157.821},
{lat: -18.142, lng: 178.431},
{lat: -27.467, lng: 153.027}
]}),
bounds = new goo.LatLngBounds();
line.getPath().getArray().forEach(function(ll){
bounds.extend(ll);
});
map.fitBounds(bounds);
line.setMap(map);
/**
* click on the line makes the line editable
*
* click on the map stops editing
*
* rightclick on the vertex while extending the line stops editing
*
**/
goo.event.addListener(line,'click',function(e){
var line=this;
//make the line editable
this.setEditable(true);
//stopediting on map-click
goo.event.addListenerOnce(this.getMap(),'click',function(){
line.setEditable(false);
});
//when a vertex has been clicked
if(typeof e.vertex==='number'){
//when the first or last vertex has been clicked
if(!e.vertex ||e.vertex===this.getPath().getLength()-1){
//when the first vertex has been clicked reverse the path to
//be able do push a vertex
if(e.vertex===0){
var p=this.getPath().getArray();
p.reverse();
this.setPath(p);
}
//push a vertex
this.getPath().push(e.latLng)
//observe the mousemove of the map to set the latLng of the last vertex
var move=goo.event.addListener(this.getMap(),'mousemove',function(e){
line.getPath().setAt(line.getPath().getLength()-1,e.latLng)
});
//stop editing on rightclick
goo.event.addListenerOnce(this,'rightclick',function(){
goo.event.removeListener(move);
this.setEditable(false);
});
}
}
});
}
html, body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#map {
height: 100%;
}
<script async defer
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3&callback=initMap"></script>
<div id="map"></div>