Google Maps API V3 : How show the direction from a point A to point B (Blue line)?
Use directions service of Google Maps API v3. It's basically the same as directions API, but nicely packed in Google Maps API which also provides convenient way to easily render the route on the map.
Information and examples about rendering the directions route on the map can be found in rendering directions section of Google Maps API v3 documentation.
Using Javascript
I created a working demo that shows how to use the Google Maps API Directions Service in Javascript through a
-
DirectionsService
object to send and receive direction requests -
DirectionsRenderer
object to render the returned route on the map
function initMap() {
var pointA = new google.maps.LatLng(51.7519, -1.2578),
pointB = new google.maps.LatLng(50.8429, -0.1313),
myOptions = {
zoom: 7,
center: pointA
},
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), myOptions),
// Instantiate a directions service.
directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService,
directionsDisplay = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer({
map: map
}),
markerA = new google.maps.Marker({
position: pointA,
title: "point A",
label: "A",
map: map
}),
markerB = new google.maps.Marker({
position: pointB,
title: "point B",
label: "B",
map: map
});
// get route from A to B
calculateAndDisplayRoute(directionsService, directionsDisplay, pointA, pointB);
}
function calculateAndDisplayRoute(directionsService, directionsDisplay, pointA, pointB) {
directionsService.route({
origin: pointA,
destination: pointB,
travelMode: google.maps.TravelMode.DRIVING
}, function(response, status) {
if (status == google.maps.DirectionsStatus.OK) {
directionsDisplay.setDirections(response);
} else {
window.alert('Directions request failed due to ' + status);
}
});
}
initMap();
html,
body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#map-canvas {
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
}
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
<div id="map-canvas"></div>
Also on Jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/user2314737/u9no8te4/
Using Google Maps Web Services
You can use the Web Services using an API_KEY issuing a request like this:
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?origin=Toronto&destination=Montreal&key=API_KEY
An API_KEY can be obtained in the Google Developer Console with a quota of 2,500 free requests/day.
A request can return JSON or XML results that can be used to draw a path on a map.
Official documentation for Web Services using the Google Maps Directions API are here
In your case here is a implementation using directions service.
function displayRoute() {
var start = new google.maps.LatLng(28.694004, 77.110291);
var end = new google.maps.LatLng(28.72082, 77.107241);
var directionsDisplay = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer();// also, constructor can get "DirectionsRendererOptions" object
directionsDisplay.setMap(map); // map should be already initialized.
var request = {
origin : start,
destination : end,
travelMode : google.maps.TravelMode.DRIVING
};
var directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService();
directionsService.route(request, function(response, status) {
if (status == google.maps.DirectionsStatus.OK) {
directionsDisplay.setDirections(response);
}
});
}
// First Initiate your map. Tie it to some ID in the HTML eg. 'MyMapID'
var map = new google.maps.Map(
document.getElementById('MyMapID'),
{
center: {
lat: Some.latitude,
lng: Some.longitude
}
}
);
// Create a new directionsService object.
var directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService;
directionsService.route({
origin: origin.latitude +','+ origin.longitude,
destination: destination.latitude +','+ destination.longitude,
travelMode: 'DRIVING',
}, function(response, status) {
if (status === google.maps.DirectionsStatus.OK) {
var directionsDisplay = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer({
suppressMarkers: true,
map: map,
directions: response,
draggable: false,
suppressPolylines: true,
// IF YOU SET `suppressPolylines` TO FALSE, THE LINE WILL BE
// AUTOMATICALLY DRAWN FOR YOU.
});
// IF YOU WISH TO APPLY USER ACTIONS TO YOUR LINE YOU NEED TO CREATE A
// `polyLine` OBJECT BY LOOPING THROUGH THE RESPONSE ROUTES AND CREATING A
// LIST
pathPoints = response.routes[0].overview_path.map(function (location) {
return {lat: location.lat(), lng: location.lng()};
});
var assumedPath = new google.maps.Polyline({
path: pathPoints, //APPLY LIST TO PATH
geodesic: true,
strokeColor: '#708090',
strokeOpacity: 0.7,
strokeWeight: 2.5
});
assumedPath.setMap(map); // Set the path object to the map
Use the directions API.
Make an ajax call i.e.
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?parameters
and then parse the responce