<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Google Maps JavaScript API v3 Example: Overlay Removal</title>
<link href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/standard.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var map;
var markersArray = [];
function initialize() {
var haightAshbury = new google.maps.LatLng(37.7699298, -122.4469157);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 12,
center: haightAshbury,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),
mapOptions);
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function(event) {
addMarker(event.latLng);
});
}
function addMarker(location) {
marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: location,
map: map
});
markersArray.push(marker);
}
// Removes the overlays from the map, but keeps them in the array
function clearOverlays() {
if (markersArray) {
for (i in markersArray) {
markersArray[i].setMap(null);
}
}
}
// Shows any overlays currently in the array
function showOverlays() {
if (markersArray) {
for (i in markersArray) {
markersArray[i].setMap(map);
}
}
}
// Deletes all markers in the array by removing references to them
function deleteOverlays() {
if (markersArray) {
for (i in markersArray) {
markersArray[i].setMap(null);
}
markersArray.length = 0;
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="initialize();">
<div>
<input onclick="clearOverlays();" type=button value="Clear Overlays"/>
<input onclick="showOverlays();" type=button value="Show All Overlays"/>
<input onclick="deleteOverlays();" type=button value="Delete Overlays"/>
</div>
<div id="map_canvas" style="600px; height:500px"></div>
</body>
</html>