Dashed Line Symbols (Polyline)
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This example demonstrates how to create a dashed polyline on a map using the Google Maps JavaScript API.
It achieves the dashed effect by using a symbol with an SVG path, repeated at intervals along the polyline.
The polyline's opacity is set to 0, making it invisible, while the symbol provides the visible dashed line.
You can adjust the appearance of the dashed line by modifying the symbol's properties, such as
strokeOpacity,scale, andrepeat.
This example converts a polyline to a dashed line, by setting the opacity of thepolyline to 0, and drawing an opaque symbol at a regular interval on thepolyline.
Read thedocumentation.
TypeScript
// This example converts a polyline to a dashed line, by// setting the opacity of the polyline to 0, and drawing an opaque symbol// at a regular interval on the polyline.functioninitMap():void{constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,{zoom:6,center:{lat:20.291,lng:153.027},mapTypeId:"terrain",});// Define a symbol using SVG path notation, with an opacity of 1.constlineSymbol={path:"M 0,-1 0,1",strokeOpacity:1,scale:4,};// Create the polyline, passing the symbol in the 'icons' property.// Give the line an opacity of 0.// Repeat the symbol at intervals of 20 pixels to create the dashed effect.constline=newgoogle.maps.Polyline({path:[{lat:22.291,lng:153.027},{lat:18.291,lng:153.027},],strokeOpacity:0,icons:[{icon:lineSymbol,offset:"0",repeat:"20px",},],map:map,});}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
JavaScript
// This example converts a polyline to a dashed line, by// setting the opacity of the polyline to 0, and drawing an opaque symbol// at a regular interval on the polyline.functioninitMap(){constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{zoom:6,center:{lat:20.291,lng:153.027},mapTypeId:"terrain",});// Define a symbol using SVG path notation, with an opacity of 1.constlineSymbol={path:"M 0,-1 0,1",strokeOpacity:1,scale:4,};// Create the polyline, passing the symbol in the 'icons' property.// Give the line an opacity of 0.// Repeat the symbol at intervals of 20 pixels to create the dashed effect.constline=newgoogle.maps.Polyline({path:[{lat:22.291,lng:153.027},{lat:18.291,lng:153.027},],strokeOpacity:0,icons:[{icon:lineSymbol,offset:"0",repeat:"20px",},],map: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>Dashed Line Symbols (Polyline)</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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