Marker-Related Methods

Below is a list of the marker-related methods supported by the PxPlus Google Maps Extended Control.

Method

Description

addMarker(latitude,longitude [,title$, icon$, zIndex])

Adds a marker at the specified latitude and longitude. Returns a numeric identifier to be used when referencing the marker in marker-related methods.

The following arguments are optional:

title$	Title is displayed in the marker tip.
icon$	URL to image to be used for the marker.
zIndex	Markers are displayed in order of their zIndex; those with higher values are displayed in front of those with lower values. By default, markers with lower latitudes take precedence.

clearMarkers( )

Removes all markers from the map.

getMarkerClickable(markerid)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the specified marker is clickable.

getMarkerDraggable(markerid)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the specified marker is draggable.

getMarkerFlat(markerid)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the specified marker is flat (i.e. has no shadow).

getMarkerIcon$(markerid)

Returns the URL of the image for the specified marker.

getMarkerLatitude(markerid)

Returns the latitude in degrees of the specified marker.

getMarkerLongitude(markerid)

Returns the longitude in degrees of the specified marker.

getMarkerPosition$(markerid)

Returns a comma-separated string containing the latitude and longitude in degrees of the specified marker.

getMarkerTitle$(markerid)

Returns a string containing the title of the specified marker.

getMarkerVisible(markerid)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the specified marker is visible.

getMarkerzIndex(markerid)

Returns the zIndex of the specified marker.

removeMarker(markerid)

Remove the specified marker.

setMarkerClickable(markerid, flag)

Sets whether or not the specified marker is clickable. Flag is Boolean.

setMarkerDraggable(markerid, flag)

Sets whether or not the specified marker is draggable. Flag is Boolean.

setMarkerFlat(markerid, flag)

Sets whether or not the specified marker is flat. Flag is Boolean.

setMarkerOptions(markerid, options$)

Sets marker attributes specified in options$ for the given marker.

options$ contains a list of SEP-separated values pairs, consisting of attribute names and values in the format attribute=value.

Boolean values can be specified using 0 and -1, or true and false. Null string values can be specified by leaving the value blank.

Example:

"draggable=true"+SEP+"title="+SEP+"+"icon=file:///work/images/star.bmp"+SEP

setMarkerPosition(markerid, latitude, longitude)

Move the specified marker to the given latitude and longitude.

setMarkerTitle(markerid, title$)

Sets the title of the specified marker. The title is displayed as the marker tip.

setMarkerVisible(markerid, flag)

Sets whether or not the specified marker is visible. Flag is Boolean.

setMarkerzIndex(markerid, n)

Sets the zIndex of the specified marker.