Property

Component

Description

A String that indicates how to show the map:

1). on load - map will be shown when all the images will be loaded with a fade in effect

2). on init - map will be shown initially

Object that that defines visibility of GUI controls:

1). position - control that displays current latitude and longitude (on/off)

2). movement - control that provides basic map movement (on/off)

3). zoom - control that displays current zoom level and allows user to change it (on/off)

4). maptype - control that provides different map type selection (on/off)

5). loading - control that is dispalyed when images are being loaded from the server (on/off)

A Boolean value that indicates whether map will handle keyboard events (true) or not (false).

- use left, right, up, down to move around the map

- use +/- to zoom in and out of the map

A Boolean value that indicates whether map will handle mouse events (true) or not (false).

- press and hold left mouse button to drag the map

- double click the map to pan smoothly to target point

A Boolean value that indicates whether map will handle mouse wheel events (true) or not (false).

- use mouse wheel to zoom in and out of the map

A Number that indicates latitude of the center point in current view.

It is strongly recommended to use panTo() or setCenter() methods to set Latitude and Longitude, to avoid unnecessary map updates.

A Number that indicates longitude of the center point in current view.

It is strongly recommended to use panTo() or setCenter() methods to set Latitude and Longitude, to avoid unnecessary map updates.

A Number that indicates current map zoom.

Note, that you can also use setZoom(), zoomIn() and zoomOut() methods.

Method

Component

Description

Returns point object that represents the geographical coordinates of the center point.

Point contains x and y fields

Returns rect object that represents visible rectangular region of the map view in geographical coordinates.

Rect object contains left and top, right and bottom fields, which indicate coordinates of top-left and bottom-right corners of a rectangle

Event

Component

Description

Triggered when the map was clicked, broadcasts the following properties:

1). lat – A Number that indicates Latitude of the map’s center point.

2). lng – A Number that indicates Longitude of the map’s center point.

Triggered, zoom level has changed, broadcasts the following properties:

1). oldLevel – A Number that indicates previous zoom level.

2). newLevel – A Number that indicates current zoom level.

If showType is set to "on load", triggered when the map is completly shown. Otherwise triggered right after loading the movie.

var eventListener = new Object();

eventListener.click = function (evnt){
trace("User clicked the map x:" + evnt.lat + " y:" + evnt.lng);
}

GMap.addEventListener("click", eventListener);