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function initMap() { var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), { zoom: 12, center: {lat: 37.06, lng: -95.68} }); var kmlLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer({ url: 'http://googlemaps.github.io/kml-samples/kml/Placemark/placemark.kml', suppressInfoWindows: true, map: map }); kmlLayer.addListener('click', function(kmlEvent) { var text = kmlEvent.featureData.description; showInContentWindow(text); }); function showInContentWindow(text) { var sidediv = document.getElementById('content-window'); sidediv.innerHTML = text; } }
<div id="map"></div> <div id="content-window"></div>
html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; } #map { float: left; height: 100%; width: 79%; } #content-window { float: left; font-family: 'Roboto','sans-serif'; height: 100%; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 10px; width: 19%; }
<!-- Replace the value of the key parameter with your own API key. --> <script async defer src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyCkUOdZ5y7hMm0yrcCQoCvLwzdM6M8s5qk&callback=initMap"> </script>
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0"> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>KML Feature Details</title> <style> html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; } #map { float: left; height: 100%; width: 79%; } #content-window { float: left; font-family: 'Roboto','sans-serif'; height: 100%; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 10px; width: 19%; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> <div id="content-window"></div> <script> function initMap() { var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), { zoom: 12, center: {lat: 37.06, lng: -95.68} }); var kmlLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer({ url: 'http://googlemaps.github.io/kml-samples/kml/Placemark/placemark.kml', suppressInfoWindows: true, map: map }); kmlLayer.addListener('click', function(kmlEvent) { var text = kmlEvent.featureData.description; showInContentWindow(text); }); function showInContentWindow(text) { var sidediv = document.getElementById('content-window'); sidediv.innerHTML = text; } } </script> <script async defer src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap"> </script> </body> </html>