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Animate a marker using CSS

  • This example demonstrates a "bounce-drop" animation effect for markers on a Google Map using CSS and an Intersection Observer.

  • The animation is triggered when a marker enters the viewport, applying a CSS class that initiates the drop effect.

  • The code utilizes Advanced Markers and provides functionality to randomly place markers within the map bounds.

  • A reset button is included to refresh the map and restart the animation.

This example creates the traditional "bounce-drop" animation using CSS andadvanced markers. In theIntersectionObserver, it adds thedrop CSS style. TheIntersectionObserversees when each marker enters theviewport, and adds the style. Then, theanimationend event listener that thecreateMarker() function added to each marker removes the style.

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TypeScript

/**   * Returns a random lat lng position within the map bounds.   * @param {!google.maps.Map} map   * @return {!google.maps.LatLngLiteral}   */functiongetRandomPosition(map){constbounds=map.getBounds();constminLat=bounds.getSouthWest().lat();constminLng=bounds.getSouthWest().lng();constmaxLat=bounds.getNorthEast().lat();constmaxLng=bounds.getNorthEast().lng();constlatRange=maxLat-minLat;// Note: longitude can span from a positive longitude in the west to a// negative one in the east. e.g. 150lng (150E) <-> -30lng (30W) is a large// span that covers the whole USA.letlngRange=maxLng-minLng;if(maxLng <minLng){lngRange+=360;}return{lat:minLat+Math.random()*latRange,lng:minLng+Math.random()*lngRange,};}consttotal=100;constintersectionObserver=newIntersectionObserver((entries)=>{for(constentryofentries){if(entry.isIntersecting){entry.target.classList.add('drop');intersectionObserver.unobserve(entry.target);}}});asyncfunctioninitMap():Promise<void>{// Request needed libraries.const{Map}=awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary("maps")asgoogle.maps.MapsLibrary;const{AdvancedMarkerElement,PinElement}=awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary("marker")asgoogle.maps.MarkerLibrary;constposition={lat:37.4242011827985,lng:-122.09242296450893};constmap=newMap(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,{zoom:14,center:position,mapId:'4504f8b37365c3d0',});// Create 100 markers to animate.google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(map,'idle',()=>{for(leti=0;i <100;i++){createMarker(map,AdvancedMarkerElement,PinElement);}});// Add a button to reset the example.constcontrolDiv=document.createElement("div");constcontrolUI=document.createElement("button");controlUI.classList.add("ui-button");controlUI.innerText="Reset the example";controlUI.addEventListener("click",()=>{// Reset the example by reloading the map iframe.refreshMap();});controlDiv.appendChild(controlUI);map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_CENTER].push(controlDiv);}functioncreateMarker(map,AdvancedMarkerElement,PinElement){constpinElement=newPinElement();constcontent=pinElement.element;constadvancedMarker=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:getRandomPosition(map),map:map,content:content,});content.style.opacity='0';content.addListener('animationend',(event)=>{content.classList.remove('drop');content.style.opacity='1';});consttime=2+Math.random();// 2s delay for easy to see the animationcontent.style.setProperty('--delay-time',time+'s');intersectionObserver.observe(content);}functionrefreshMap(){// Refresh the map.constmapContainer=document.getElementById('mapContainer');constmap=document.getElementById('map');map!.remove();constmapDiv=document.createElement('div');mapDiv.id='map';mapContainer!.appendChild(mapDiv);initMap();}initMap();
Note: Read theguide on using TypeScript and Google Maps.

JavaScript

/**   * Returns a random lat lng position within the map bounds.   * @param {!google.maps.Map} map   * @return {!google.maps.LatLngLiteral}   */functiongetRandomPosition(map){constbounds=map.getBounds();constminLat=bounds.getSouthWest().lat();constminLng=bounds.getSouthWest().lng();constmaxLat=bounds.getNorthEast().lat();constmaxLng=bounds.getNorthEast().lng();constlatRange=maxLat-minLat;// Note: longitude can span from a positive longitude in the west to a// negative one in the east. e.g. 150lng (150E) <-> -30lng (30W) is a large// span that covers the whole USA.letlngRange=maxLng-minLng;if(maxLng <minLng){lngRange+=360;}return{lat:minLat+Math.random()*latRange,lng:minLng+Math.random()*lngRange,};}consttotal=100;constintersectionObserver=newIntersectionObserver((entries)=>{for(constentryofentries){if(entry.isIntersecting){entry.target.classList.add('drop');intersectionObserver.unobserve(entry.target);}}});asyncfunctioninitMap(){// Request needed libraries.const{Map}=awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary("maps");const{AdvancedMarkerElement,PinElement}=awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary("marker");constposition={lat:37.4242011827985,lng:-122.09242296450893};constmap=newMap(document.getElementById("map"),{zoom:14,center:position,mapId:'4504f8b37365c3d0',});// Create 100 markers to animate.google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(map,'idle',()=>{for(leti=0;i <100;i++){createMarker(map,AdvancedMarkerElement,PinElement);}});// Add a button to reset the example.constcontrolDiv=document.createElement("div");constcontrolUI=document.createElement("button");controlUI.classList.add("ui-button");controlUI.innerText="Reset the example";controlUI.addEventListener("click",()=>{// Reset the example by reloading the map iframe.refreshMap();});controlDiv.appendChild(controlUI);map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_CENTER].push(controlDiv);}functioncreateMarker(map,AdvancedMarkerElement,PinElement){constpinElement=newPinElement();constcontent=pinElement.element;constadvancedMarker=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:getRandomPosition(map),map:map,content:content,});content.style.opacity='0';content.addListener('animationend',(event)=>{content.classList.remove('drop');content.style.opacity='1';});consttime=2+Math.random();// 2s delay for easy to see the animationcontent.style.setProperty('--delay-time',time+'s');intersectionObserver.observe(content);}functionrefreshMap(){// Refresh the map.constmapContainer=document.getElementById('mapContainer');constmap=document.getElementById('map');map.remove();constmapDiv=document.createElement('div');mapDiv.id='map';mapContainer.appendChild(mapDiv);initMap();}initMap();
Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet.

CSS

/* * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element * that contains the map. */#map{height:100%;}/* * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */html,body{height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}/* set the default transition time */:root{--delay-time:.5s;}#map{height:100%;}#mapContainer{height:100%;}html,body{height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}@keyframesdrop{0%{transform:translateY(-200px)scaleY(0.9);opacity:0;}5%{opacity:0.7;}50%{transform:translateY(0px)scaleY(1);opacity:1;}65%{transform:translateY(-17px)scaleY(0.9);opacity:1;}75%{transform:translateY(-22px)scaleY(0.9);opacity:1;}100%{transform:translateY(0px)scaleY(1);opacity:1;}}.drop{animation:drop0.3slinearforwardsvar(--delay-time);}.ui-button{background-color:#fff;border:0;border-radius:2px;box-shadow:01px4px-1pxrgba(0,0,0,0.3);margin:10px;padding:00.5em;font:40018pxRoboto,Arial,sans-serif;overflow:hidden;height:40px;cursor:pointer;}.ui-button:hover{background:rgb(235,235,235);}

HTML

<html>  <head>    <title>Advanced Markers CSS Animation</title>    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />    <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>  </head>  <body>    <div>      <div></div>    </div>    <!-- prettier-ignore -->    <script>(g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})        ({key: "AIzaSyA6myHzS10YXdcazAFalmXvDkrYCp5cLc8", v: "weekly"});</script>  </body></html>

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gitclonehttps://github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples.gitcdsamples/advanced-markers-animationnpminpmstart

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