Display Geolocation Data Using Google Maps Part 2

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• Step 5: Widget Properties
• Step 6: Next Steps

 

Step 5: Widget Properties

You can configure Properties to change the style of the map as well as specify a custom image to use for map markers. Other Properties allow two linear paths and polynomial regions to also be displayed on the map Widget with optional tooltip data.

Bindable

Name	Type	Default	Direction	Description
Data	Infotable	None	Input	Source for the data that is displayed as discrete markers
LocationField	MenuName	None	Input	Field that contains Location type data to plot markers
MarkerField	MenuName	None	Input	Field that contains data of type Image used to plot markers
ShowMarkerTooltip	Boolean	True	Input	Hovering over map markers will display a tooltip when set to true
ToolTipField1 thru 4	MenuName	None	Input	Optional field displayed in tooltip when the user hovers over a map marker
ToolTipLabel1 thru 4	String	None	Input	Optional label for tooltip data
RouteData	Infotable	None	Input	Source for the data that is displayed as a connected route
RouteLocationField	MenuName	None	Input	Field that contains Location type data to plot connected route line
ShowRoute	Boolean	False	Input	Show route data on map when set to true
PlannedRouteData	Infotable	None	Input	Source for the data that is displayed as a second connected route
PlannedRouteLocationField	MenuName	None	Input	Field that contains Location type data to plot a second connected route line
ShowPlannedRoute	Boolean	False	Input	Show planned route data on map when set to true
RegionData	Infotable	None	Input	Source for the data that is displayed as a region
RegionLocationData	Infotable	None	Input	Region location data source
RegionLocationsField	MenuName	None	Input	Field which will provide location table information for region
RegionLayerField	MenuName	None	Input	Field that contains Numeric data used for region layer number
ShowRegions	Boolean	False	Input	Show region data on map when set to true
ShowRegionTooltips	Boolean	True	Input	Hovering over region will display a tooltip when set to true
RegionToolTipField1 thru 4	MenuName	None	Input	Optional field displayed in tooltip when the user hovers over a region
RegionToolTipLael1 thru 4	String	None	Input	Optional label for region tooltip data
RegionFillOpacity	Number	1	Input	Opacity of region fill color from 0 being transparent to 1 being opaque
SelectedLocation	Location	None	Input/Output	The currently selected location
CurrentZoom	Number	8	Output	The currently displayed zoom level ( 1 - 15 )
Zoom	Number	8	Input	Number used to set the zoom level ( 1 - 15 )
ShowMarkers	Boolean	True	Input	Shows map markers if set to true
ShowPathMarkers	Boolean	True	Input	Shows map markers if set to true
ShowTraffic	Boolean	False	Input	Shows traffic data color overlay on map if set to true
NEBoundary	Location	None	Output	The northeast boundary location
NWBoundary	Location	None	Output	The northwest boundary location
SEBoundary	Location	None	Output	The southeast boundary location
NWBoundary	Location	None	Output	The southwest boundary location
Visible	Boolean	True	Input	Widget is visible if set to true

Static

Name	Type	Default	Description
DisplayName	String	None	Name used for widget in user facing interactions
Description	String	None	Description used for widget in user facing interactions
MapType	Roads/Satellite/Hybrid/Terrain	Roads	The type of map content displayed
MapSkin	Normal/Blue/Grey	Normal	Options for styling maps monochromatically
AutoZoomBehavior	Data change/Initial Data only	Data Change	Controls when map will automatically zoom to show all markers
ClusterLocations	Boolean	False	Combines multiple location markers that are near one another into a single marker if true
MultiSelect	Boolean	False	Enable multiple marker selection

 

Widget Events

• DoubleClicked- Triggered when user double clicks on the Google Map.
• Changed- Triggered when the data for this widget is modified.
• BoundsChanged- Triggered when the bounding box of the displayed map changes.

Step 6: Next Steps

If you have questions, issues, or need additional information, refer to:

Resource	Link
Community	Developer Community Forum
Support	Google Map Widget Help Center
Free Google Maps Widget Extension	IQNOX