Simple Static Overlay
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This example creates a simple overlay that consists of 4 buttons that allow you to pan the map in different directions.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<script type='text/javascript'>
var map;
function GetMap()
{
map = new Microsoft.Maps.Map('#myMap', {});
//Define a custom overlay class that inherts from the CustomOverlay class.
PanningOverlay.prototype = new Microsoft.Maps.CustomOverlay({ beneathLabels : false });
//Define a constructor for the custom overlay class.
function PanningOverlay() {
this.panUpBtn = document.createElement('input');
this.panUpBtn.type = 'button';
this.panUpBtn.value = '˄';
this.panUpBtn.onclick = function () {
panMap('up');
};
this.panDownBtn = document.createElement('input');
this.panDownBtn.type = 'button';
this.panDownBtn.value = '˅';
this.panDownBtn.onclick = function () {
panMap('down');
};
this.panLeftBtn = document.createElement('input');
this.panLeftBtn.type = 'button';
this.panLeftBtn.value = '<';
this.panLeftBtn.onclick = function () {
panMap('left');
};
this.panRightBtn = document.createElement('input');
this.panRightBtn.type = 'button';
this.panRightBtn.value = '>';
this.panRightBtn.onclick = function () {
panMap('right');
};
}
//Implement the onAdd method to set up DOM elements, and use setHtmlElement to bind it with the overlay.
PanningOverlay.prototype.onAdd = function () {
//Create a div that will hold pan buttons.
var container = document.createElement('div');
container.appendChild(this.panUpBtn);
container.appendChild(this.panDownBtn);
container.appendChild(this.panLeftBtn);
container.appendChild(this.panRightBtn);
container.style.position = 'absolute';
container.style.top = '10px';
container.style.left = '10px';
this.setHtmlElement(container);
};
//Implement the new custom overlay class.
var overlay = new PanningOverlay();
//Add the custom overlay to the map.
map.layers.insert(overlay);
}
function panMap(dir) {
var dx = 0, dy = 0;
switch (dir) {
case 'up':
dy = -30;
break;
case 'down':
dy = 30;
break;
case 'left':
dx = -30;
break;
case 'right':
dx = 30;
break;
}
var cp = map.tryLocationToPixel(map.getCenter());
cp.x += dx;
cp.y += dy;
map.setView({ center: map.tryPixelToLocation(cp) });
}
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.bing.com/api/maps/mapcontrol?callback=GetMap&key=[YOUR_BING_MAPS_KEY]' async defer></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="myMap" style="position:relative;width:800px;height:600px;"></div>
</body>
</html>
Running this code will display 4 arrow buttons in the top left corner of the map. When pressed they will pan the map by 30 pixels in the specified direction.
