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how can i show multiple markers with infobubbles() & tabs in google maps api v3?


i am using google maps api v3, and the InfoBubbles plugin. I am trying to populate the map with multiple markers. Each marker has a InfoBubble that opens when clicked. These InfoBubbless have tabs (up to 3 tabs) each with their own content and html.

How can i get the markers to show on the maps with their tabs and infobubbles.

I am currently setting the infobubbles and markers to arrays and using a public function to handle the click, while passing the index.

        infoBubbles[i] = new InfoBubble({ 
            map: map, 
            minHeight: point[i].min_height,
            maxHeight: point[i].max_height,
            minWidth: point[i].min_width,
            maxWidth: point[i].max_width,
            disableAutoPan: false, 
            hideCloseButton: false, 
            arrowPosition: 30, 
            padding:12
        }); 
        google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', handleMarkerClick(marker, i)); 

and the marker click function:

function handleMarkerClick(marker,index) { 
    return function() { 
        if (!infoBubbles[index].isOpen()) { 
            infoBubbles[index].open(map, marker); 
        }else{
            infoBubbles[index].close(map, marker); 
        }
    } 
}

Solution

  • i answered my own question by using the same method above. I received word back from several others that this is the correct way.

    i use the following code to define a single infoBubble and i just remove all the tabs, content and reposition/reflow the content for that bubble.

    /**
     * add a listener for the click of a marker
     * when the marker is clicked, get the current amount
     * of tabs, and remove each tab. Then reset the width/heights
     * and readd the new tabs with their content.
     * @return {[type]}
     */
    google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function(){
    
        /** remove all of the tabs from the infobubble, early prototype */
        if (tabCount > 0){
            for (var i = 0; i < tabCount; i++){
                infoBubble.removeTab(0);
            }   
            tabCount = 0;   
        }
    
        /** setup the min/max width and heights for the bubble */
        infoBubble.setMinWidth(this.infoBubble_minWidth);
        infoBubble.setMaxWidth(this.infoBubble_maxWidth);
        infoBubble.setMinHeight(this.infoBubble_minHeight);
        infoBubble.setMaxHeight(this.infoBubble_maxHeight);
    
        var tabs = this.infoBubble_tabs;
    
        /** @type {Number} set the counter to 1, since tab index starts at 1 */
        for (var ii = 0; ii < tabs.length; ii++) {
            infoBubble.addTab(tabs[ii].tabTitle, tabs[ii].tabContent);
            /** count the amount of tabs there are */
            tabCount++;
        }
        /** open the infoBubble */
        infoBubble.open(map, this);
    });