Marker type in EJ2 JavaScript Maps control
27 Apr 202317 minutes to read
Add different types of markers
Different marker objects can be added to the Maps component using the marker settings. To update different marker settings in Maps, please follow the given steps:
Step 1:
Initialize the Maps control with marker settings. Here, a marker has been added with specified latitude and longitude of California by using the dataSource property. To customize the shape of the marker using the shape property and change the border color and width of the marker using the border property as mentioned in the following example.
var map = new ej.maps.Maps({
//Initializing Map with Marker settings
layers: [
{
shapeData: world_map,
markerSettings: [
{
dataSource: [
{ latitude: 40.7424509, longitude: -74.0081468, city: 'New York' }
],
visible:true,
shape:'Circle',
fill:'white',
width:3,
animationDuration:0,
border:{width:2,color:'#333'}
}
]
}
]
});
map.appendTo('#element');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 Maps</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="world-map.js"></script>
<script src="usa.js"></script>
<script src="data.js"></script>
<script src="california.js"></script>
<script src="texas.js"></script>
<script src="africa_continent.js"></script>
<script src="africa.js"></script>
<script src="cluster.js"></script>
<script src="markerdata.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container" style="height: 500px; width: 700px">
<div id="element"></div>
</div>
<svg height="150" width="400">
<defs>
<linearGradient id="grad1" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="0%" y2="100%">
<stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:#C5494B;stop-opacity:1"></stop>
<stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:#4C134F;stop-opacity:1"></stop>
</linearGradient>
</defs>
</svg>
<!-- annotation content -->
<div id="maps-annotation" style="display: none;">
<div id="annotation">
<div>
<p style="margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;font-weight:500">Facts about Africa</p>
</div>
<hr style="margin-top:-3px;margin-bottom:10px;border:0.5px solid #DDDDDD">
<div>
<ul style="list-style-type:disc; margin-left:-20px;margin-bottom:2px; font-weight:400">
<li>Africa is the second largest and second most populated continent in the world.</li>
<li style="padding-top:5px;">Africa has 54 sovereign states and 10 non-sovereign territories.</li>
<li style="padding-top:5px;">Algeria is the largest country in Africa, where as Mayotte is the smallest.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="compass-maps" style="display: none;">
<img src="templates/maps/how-to/annotation/compass.png" height="75px" width="75px">
</div>
<style>
#annotation {
color: #DDDDDD;
font-size: 12px;
font-family: Roboto;
background: #3E464C;
margin: 20px;
padding: 10px;
-webkit-border-radius: 2px;
-moz-border-radius: 2px;
border-radius: 2px;
width: 300px;
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #666;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #666;
box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #666;
}
.country-label {
color: white;
font-size: 25px;
}
</style>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>Step 2:
Customize the above option for n number of markers as mentioned in the following example.
var map = new ej.maps.Maps({
//Initializing Map with Marker settings
layers: [
{
shapeData: world_map,
markerSettings: [
{
dataSource: [
{ latitude: 40.7424509, longitude: -74.0081468, city: 'New York' }
],
visible:true,
shape:'Circle',
fill:'white',
width:3,
animationDuration:0,
border:{width:2,color:'#333'}
}
]
}
]
});
map.appendTo('#element');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 Maps</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="world-map.js"></script>
<script src="usa.js"></script>
<script src="data.js"></script>
<script src="california.js"></script>
<script src="texas.js"></script>
<script src="africa_continent.js"></script>
<script src="africa.js"></script>
<script src="cluster.js"></script>
<script src="markerdata.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container" style="height: 500px; width: 700px">
<div id="element"></div>
</div>
<svg height="150" width="400">
<defs>
<linearGradient id="grad1" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="0%" y2="100%">
<stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:#C5494B;stop-opacity:1"></stop>
<stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:#4C134F;stop-opacity:1"></stop>
</linearGradient>
</defs>
</svg>
<!-- annotation content -->
<div id="maps-annotation" style="display: none;">
<div id="annotation">
<div>
<p style="margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;font-weight:500">Facts about Africa</p>
</div>
<hr style="margin-top:-3px;margin-bottom:10px;border:0.5px solid #DDDDDD">
<div>
<ul style="list-style-type:disc; margin-left:-20px;margin-bottom:2px; font-weight:400">
<li>Africa is the second largest and second most populated continent in the world.</li>
<li style="padding-top:5px;">Africa has 54 sovereign states and 10 non-sovereign territories.</li>
<li style="padding-top:5px;">Algeria is the largest country in Africa, where as Mayotte is the smallest.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="compass-maps" style="display: none;">
<img src="templates/maps/how-to/annotation/compass.png" height="75px" width="75px">
</div>
<style>
#annotation {
color: #DDDDDD;
font-size: 12px;
font-family: Roboto;
background: #3E464C;
margin: 20px;
padding: 10px;
-webkit-border-radius: 2px;
-moz-border-radius: 2px;
border-radius: 2px;
width: 300px;
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #666;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #666;
box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #666;
}
.country-label {
color: white;
font-size: 25px;
}
</style>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>