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Styled Map Types
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This example demonstrates how to create and apply a custom styled map type to a Google Map.
The styled map type uses an array of style objects to define the appearance of map elements like roads, water bodies, and points of interest.
Users can select the styled map type from the map type control alongside default options like "roadmap" and "satellite".
The sample code provides implementations in both JavaScript and TypeScript, showcasing how to integrate custom map styles into your mapping applications.
This example creates a new map type, which the user can select from the map typecontrol. The map type includes custom styles.
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TypeScript
functioninitMap():void{// Create a new StyledMapType object, passing it an array of styles,// and the name to be displayed on the map type control.conststyledMapType=newgoogle.maps.StyledMapType([{elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#ebe3cd"}]},{elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#523735"}]},{elementType:"labels.text.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#f5f1e6"}]},{featureType:"administrative",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#c9b2a6"}],},{featureType:"administrative.land_parcel",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#dcd2be"}],},{featureType:"administrative.land_parcel",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#ae9e90"}],},{featureType:"landscape.natural",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#dfd2ae"}],},{featureType:"poi",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#dfd2ae"}],},{featureType:"poi",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#93817c"}],},{featureType:"poi.park",elementType:"geometry.fill",stylers:[{color:"#a5b076"}],},{featureType:"poi.park",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#447530"}],},{featureType:"road",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#f5f1e6"}],},{featureType:"road.arterial",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#fdfcf8"}],},{featureType:"road.highway",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#f8c967"}],},{featureType:"road.highway",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#e9bc62"}],},{featureType:"road.highway.controlled_access",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#e98d58"}],},{featureType:"road.highway.controlled_access",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#db8555"}],},{featureType:"road.local",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#806b63"}],},{featureType:"transit.line",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#dfd2ae"}],},{featureType:"transit.line",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#8f7d77"}],},{featureType:"transit.line",elementType:"labels.text.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#ebe3cd"}],},{featureType:"transit.station",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#dfd2ae"}],},{featureType:"water",elementType:"geometry.fill",stylers:[{color:"#b9d3c2"}],},{featureType:"water",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#92998d"}],},],{name:"Styled Map"});// Create a map object, and include the MapTypeId to add// to the map type control.constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,{center:{lat:55.647,lng:37.581},zoom:11,mapTypeControlOptions:{mapTypeIds:["roadmap","satellite","hybrid","terrain","styled_map"],},});//Associate the styled map with the MapTypeId and set it to display.map.mapTypes.set("styled_map",styledMapType);map.setMapTypeId("styled_map");}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
JavaScript
functioninitMap(){// Create a new StyledMapType object, passing it an array of styles,// and the name to be displayed on the map type control.conststyledMapType=newgoogle.maps.StyledMapType([{elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#ebe3cd"}]},{elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#523735"}]},{elementType:"labels.text.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#f5f1e6"}]},{featureType:"administrative",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#c9b2a6"}],},{featureType:"administrative.land_parcel",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#dcd2be"}],},{featureType:"administrative.land_parcel",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#ae9e90"}],},{featureType:"landscape.natural",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#dfd2ae"}],},{featureType:"poi",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#dfd2ae"}],},{featureType:"poi",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#93817c"}],},{featureType:"poi.park",elementType:"geometry.fill",stylers:[{color:"#a5b076"}],},{featureType:"poi.park",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#447530"}],},{featureType:"road",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#f5f1e6"}],},{featureType:"road.arterial",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#fdfcf8"}],},{featureType:"road.highway",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#f8c967"}],},{featureType:"road.highway",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#e9bc62"}],},{featureType:"road.highway.controlled_access",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#e98d58"}],},{featureType:"road.highway.controlled_access",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#db8555"}],},{featureType:"road.local",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#806b63"}],},{featureType:"transit.line",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#dfd2ae"}],},{featureType:"transit.line",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#8f7d77"}],},{featureType:"transit.line",elementType:"labels.text.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#ebe3cd"}],},{featureType:"transit.station",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#dfd2ae"}],},{featureType:"water",elementType:"geometry.fill",stylers:[{color:"#b9d3c2"}],},{featureType:"water",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#92998d"}],},],{name:"Styled Map"},);// Create a map object, and include the MapTypeId to add// to the map type control.constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{center:{lat:55.647,lng:37.581},zoom:11,mapTypeControlOptions:{mapTypeIds:["roadmap","satellite","hybrid","terrain","styled_map"],},});//Associate the styled map with the MapTypeId and set it to display.map.mapTypes.set("styled_map",styledMapType);map.setMapTypeId("styled_map");}window.initMap=initMap;
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;}
HTML
<html> <head> <title>Styled Map Types</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" /> <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script> </head> <body> <div></div> <!-- The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions, and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api for more information. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly" defer ></script> </body></html>
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