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Romanas
Romanas

Reputation: 645

How to make marker always centered when map is moving around?

I am using react-google-maps component to make map with one marker. I did it and it is working perfectly, but the problem is that I want that marker will be always centered.

I did research on google, and find out several solutions: one is by google API, but I don't get it how to implement to react-google-maps, and second - add fake marker over map - which I think isn't good solution.

import React from 'react';
import { GoogleMap, withScriptjs, withGoogleMap, Marker} from 'react-google-maps';

function Map() {
    return(
        <GoogleMap
                defaultZoom={13}
                defaultCenter={{lat:54.68916, lng:25.2798}}
        >
           <Marker 
                position={{lat:54.68916, lng:25.2798}}
                draggable={true}
                onDragEnd={(e) => markerDrop(e)}
           />
        </GoogleMap>
    );
}

function markerDrop(event){
    //get values of marker
    let lat = event.latLng.lat();
    let lng = event.latLng.lng();
    //insert values to forms
    document.getElementById('location_latitude').value = lat;
    document.getElementById('location_longitude').value = lng;
    return
}


const WrappedMap = withScriptjs(withGoogleMap(Map));



export default function PickLocation(){
    return(
        <div>
            <WrappedMap 
                googleMapURL={'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&libraries=geometry,drawing,places&key=AIzaSy'}
                loadingElement={<div style={{ height: `100%` }} />}
                containerElement={<div style={{ height: `400px` }} />}
                mapElement={<div style={{ height: `100%` }} />}
            />
        </div>
    )
}

At the and result have to be similar as uber pick up map, where marker is in the middle of the map, and map is moving around.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 10738

Answers (1)

Vadim Gremyachev
Vadim Gremyachev

Reputation: 59358

Here is the list of changes to keep marker centered on map move:

1) introduce center state to keep marker position: 

const [center, setCenter] = useState(null);

2) on map move (via bounds_changed or drag event listener ) update current center: 

const handleBoundsChanged = () => {
    const mapCenter = refMap.current.getCenter(); //get map center
    setCenter(mapCenter);
};

where

<GoogleMap 
   ref={refMap}
   onBoundsChanged={handleBoundsChanged} 
   ...
/>

3) position marker by passing center state: 

<Marker  position={center} />

Example

function Map() {
  const [center, setCenter] = useState({ lat: 54.68916, lng: 25.2798 });
  const refMap = useRef(null);

  const handleBoundsChanged = () => {
    const mapCenter = refMap.current.getCenter(); //get map center
    setCenter(mapCenter);
  };

  return (
    <GoogleMap
      ref={refMap}
      defaultZoom={13}
      defaultCenter={{ lat: 54.68916, lng: 25.2798 }}
      onBoundsChanged={useCallback(handleBoundsChanged)}
    >
      <Marker position={center} />
    </GoogleMap>
  );
}

Here is a demo

Note: due to the usage of Hooks React version 16.8 or above is required

Upvotes: 9

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