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Simplify Google Maps API with Google Maps jQuery Plugin
- axod 17y ago* ...you can use the original Google Maps JavaScript API to do what you need. * Not all portions of the original API were carried over into this plugin, * Less than 10KB of JavaScript. So 10KB extra data on the page, I can't really see why this is better than just using the Google Maps Javascript API. The Google API doesn't seem that complex :/
- joshfinnie 17y agoThe submitted URL doesn't give much information. Originial URL: http://www.mayzes.org/googlemaps.jquery.html http://www.mayzes.org/googlemaps.jquery.html Since I have some experience with Google Maps API, I have to say that the code examples found on the website does seem a little easier than the original Google API. For example, if you want to draw a polyline on a Google Map: jQuery Plugin: $(document).ready(function() { $('selector').googleMaps({ polyline: { startLatitude: 37.4419, endLatitude: 37.4519, endLongitude: -122.1519, color: '#ff0000', pixels: 2 } }); }); Google Maps API: var polyline = new GPolyline([ new GLatLng(37.4419, -122.1419), new GLatLng(37.4519, -122.1519) ], "#ff0000", 10); map.addOverlay(polyline);
- axod 17y agoIs it just me that prefers the second code snippet by a mile?
- brianjlandau 17y agoThis plugin is a good "wrapper" around the Google Maps API but as @axod points out it doesn't offer much convience over the GMap API. I've created a plugin jMapping which allows a developer to map a set of point by extracting metadata from a list of HTML elements that describe the locations. It also allows you to customize those markers and the interaction between the map and the HTML elements: Usage: http://vigetlabs.github.com/jmapping/usage.html http://vigetlabs.github.com/jmapping/usage.html Examples: http://vigetlabs.github.com/jmapping/examples/ http://vigetlabs.github.com/jmapping/examples/