// This example creates draggable triangles on the map.// Note also that the red triangle is geodesic, so its shape changes// as you drag it north or south.functioninitMap():void{constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,{zoom:1,center:{lat:24.886,lng:-70.268},mapTypeId:"terrain",});constblueCoords=[{lat:25.774,lng:-60.19},{lat:18.466,lng:-46.118},{lat:32.321,lng:-44.757},];constredCoords=[{lat:25.774,lng:-80.19},{lat:18.466,lng:-66.118},{lat:32.321,lng:-64.757},];// Construct a draggable red triangle with geodesic set to true.newgoogle.maps.Polygon({map,paths:redCoords,strokeColor:"#FF0000",strokeOpacity:0.8,strokeWeight:2,fillColor:"#FF0000",fillOpacity:0.35,draggable:true,geodesic:true,});// Construct a draggable blue triangle with geodesic set to false.newgoogle.maps.Polygon({map,paths:blueCoords,strokeColor:"#0000FF",strokeOpacity:0.8,strokeWeight:2,fillColor:"#0000FF",fillOpacity:0.35,draggable:true,geodesic:false,});}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
// This example creates draggable triangles on the map.// Note also that the red triangle is geodesic, so its shape changes// as you drag it north or south.functioninitMap(){constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{zoom:1,center:{lat:24.886,lng:-70.268},mapTypeId:"terrain",});constblueCoords=[{lat:25.774,lng:-60.19},{lat:18.466,lng:-46.118},{lat:32.321,lng:-44.757},];constredCoords=[{lat:25.774,lng:-80.19},{lat:18.466,lng:-66.118},{lat:32.321,lng:-64.757},];// Construct a draggable red triangle with geodesic set to true.newgoogle.maps.Polygon({map,paths:redCoords,strokeColor:"#FF0000",strokeOpacity:0.8,strokeWeight:2,fillColor:"#FF0000",fillOpacity:0.35,draggable:true,geodesic:true,});// Construct a draggable blue triangle with geodesic set to false.newgoogle.maps.Polygon({map,paths:blueCoords,strokeColor:"#0000FF",strokeOpacity:0.8,strokeWeight:2,fillColor:"#0000FF",fillOpacity:0.35,draggable:true,geodesic:false,});}window.initMap=initMap;
/* * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element * that contains the map. */#map{height:100%;}/* * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */html,body{height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}
<html> <head> <title>Draggable Polygons</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" /> <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> <!-- The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions, and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api for more information. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly" defer ></script> </body> </html>
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The red triangle is geodesic, meaning its shape dynamically adjusts when dragged north or south. Both triangles are constructed using `google.maps.Polygon`, and the map is initialized with specific zoom and center coordinates. The sample code demonstrates creating these shapes using both TypeScript and JavaScript. CSS is provided to style the map, while HTML structures the webpage and loads the necessary scripts.\n"],null,["This example creates draggable triangles on the map. Note also that the red\ntriangle is geodesic, so its shape changes as you drag it north or south.\n\nRead the [documentation](/maps/documentation/javascript/shapes#draggable). \n\nTypeScript \n\n```typescript\n// This example creates draggable triangles on the map.\n// Note also that the red triangle is geodesic, so its shape changes\n// as you drag it north or south.\n\nfunction initMap(): void {\n const map = new google.maps.Map(\n document.getElementById(\"map\") as HTMLElement,\n {\n zoom: 1,\n center: { lat: 24.886, lng: -70.268 },\n mapTypeId: \"terrain\",\n }\n );\n\n const blueCoords = [\n { lat: 25.774, lng: -60.19 },\n { lat: 18.466, lng: -46.118 },\n { lat: 32.321, lng: -44.757 },\n ];\n\n const redCoords = [\n { lat: 25.774, lng: -80.19 },\n { lat: 18.466, lng: -66.118 },\n { lat: 32.321, lng: -64.757 },\n ];\n\n // Construct a draggable red triangle with geodesic set to true.\n new google.maps.Polygon({\n map,\n paths: redCoords,\n strokeColor: \"#FF0000\",\n strokeOpacity: 0.8,\n strokeWeight: 2,\n fillColor: \"#FF0000\",\n fillOpacity: 0.35,\n draggable: true,\n geodesic: true,\n });\n\n // Construct a draggable blue triangle with geodesic set to false.\n new google.maps.Polygon({\n map,\n paths: blueCoords,\n strokeColor: \"#0000FF\",\n strokeOpacity: 0.8,\n strokeWeight: 2,\n fillColor: \"#0000FF\",\n fillOpacity: 0.35,\n draggable: true,\n geodesic: false,\n });\n}\n\ndeclare global {\n interface Window {\n initMap: () =\u003e void;\n }\n}\nwindow.initMap = initMap;https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/samples/polygon-draggable/index.ts#L8-L68\n```\n| **Note:** Read the [guide](/maps/documentation/javascript/using-typescript) on using TypeScript and Google Maps.\n\nJavaScript \n\n```javascript\n// This example creates draggable triangles on the map.\n// Note also that the red triangle is geodesic, so its shape changes\n// as you drag it north or south.\nfunction initMap() {\n const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\"), {\n zoom: 1,\n center: { lat: 24.886, lng: -70.268 },\n mapTypeId: \"terrain\",\n });\n const blueCoords = [\n { lat: 25.774, lng: -60.19 },\n { lat: 18.466, lng: -46.118 },\n { lat: 32.321, lng: -44.757 },\n ];\n const redCoords = [\n { lat: 25.774, lng: -80.19 },\n { lat: 18.466, lng: -66.118 },\n { lat: 32.321, lng: -64.757 },\n ];\n\n // Construct a draggable red triangle with geodesic set to true.\n new google.maps.Polygon({\n map,\n paths: redCoords,\n strokeColor: \"#FF0000\",\n strokeOpacity: 0.8,\n strokeWeight: 2,\n fillColor: \"#FF0000\",\n fillOpacity: 0.35,\n draggable: true,\n geodesic: true,\n });\n // Construct a draggable blue triangle with geodesic set to false.\n new google.maps.Polygon({\n map,\n paths: blueCoords,\n strokeColor: \"#0000FF\",\n strokeOpacity: 0.8,\n strokeWeight: 2,\n fillColor: \"#0000FF\",\n fillOpacity: 0.35,\n draggable: true,\n geodesic: false,\n });\n}\n\nwindow.initMap = initMap;https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/polygon-draggable/docs/index.js#L7-L55\n```\n| **Note:** The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet.\n\nCSS \n\n```css\n/* \n * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element\n * that contains the map. \n */\n#map {\n height: 100%;\n}\n\n/* \n * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. \n */\nhtml,\nbody {\n height: 100%;\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n}\nhttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/polygon-draggable/docs/style.css#L7-L24\n```\n\nHTML \n\n```html\n\u003chtml\u003e\n \u003chead\u003e\n \u003ctitle\u003eDraggable Polygons\u003c/title\u003e\n\n \u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"./style.css\" /\u003e\n \u003cscript type=\"module\" src=\"./index.js\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n \u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cbody\u003e\n \u003cdiv id=\"map\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n \u003c!-- \n The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML\n document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,\n and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See\n https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api\n for more information.\n --\u003e\n \u003cscript\n src=\"https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly\"\n defer\n \u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n \u003c/body\u003e\n\u003c/html\u003ehttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/polygon-draggable/docs/index.html#L8-L30\n```\n\nTry Sample \n[JSFiddle.net](https://jsfiddle.net/gh/get/library/pure/googlemaps/js-samples/tree/master/dist/samples/polygon-draggable/jsfiddle) [Google Cloud Shell](https://ssh.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/editor?cloudshell_git_repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fgooglemaps%2Fjs-samples&cloudshell_git_branch=sample-polygon-draggable&cloudshell_tutorial=cloud_shell_instructions.md&cloudshell_workspace=.)\n\nClone Sample\n\n\nGit and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these [instructions](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm) to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application. \n\n git clone -b sample-polygon-draggable https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git\n cd js-samples\n npm i\n npm start\n\n\nOther samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning with `sample-`\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eSAMPLE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e. \n\n git checkout sample-\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"devsite-syntax-nx\"\u003eSAMPLE_NAME\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/var\u003e\n npm i\n npm start"]]