Table of Contents

IControl

Interface for interactive controls added to the map. This is a specification for implementers to model: it is not an exported method or class.

Controls must implement onAdd and onRemove, and must own an element, which is often a div element. To use Mapbox GL JS’s default control styling, add the mapboxgl-ctrl class to your control’s node.

Examples

// Control implemented as ES6 class
class HelloWorldControl {
    onAdd(map) {
        this._map = map;
        this._container = document.createElement('div');
        this._container.className = 'mapboxgl-ctrl';
        this._container.textContent = 'Hello, world';
        return this._container;
    }

    onRemove() {
        this._container.parentNode.removeChild(this._container);
        this._map = undefined;
    }
}

// Control implemented as ES5 prototypical class
function HelloWorldControl() { }

HelloWorldControl.prototype.onAdd = function(map) {
    this._map = map;
    this._container = document.createElement('div');
    this._container.className = 'mapboxgl-ctrl';
    this._container.textContent = 'Hello, world';
    return this._container;
};

HelloWorldControl.prototype.onRemove = function () {
     this._container.parentNode.removeChild(this._container);
     this._map = undefined;
};

onAdd

Register a control on the map and give it a chance to register event listeners and resources. This method is called by Map#addControl internally.

Parameters

  • map Map the Map this control will be added to

Returns HTMLElement The control’s container element. This should be created by the control and returned by onAdd without being attached to the DOM: the map will insert the control’s element into the DOM as necessary.

onRemove

Unregister a control on the map and give it a chance to detach event listeners and resources. This method is called by Map#removeControl internally.

Parameters

  • map Map the Map this control will be removed from

Returns undefined there is no required return value for this method

getDefaultPosition

Optionally provide a default position for this control. If this method is implemented and Map#addControl is called without the position parameter, the value returned by getDefaultPosition will be used as the control’s position.

Returns string a control position, one of the values valid in addControl.

A NavigationControl control contains zoom buttons and a compass.

Parameters

  • options Object?
    • options.showCompass Boolean If true the compass button is included. (optional, default true)
    • options.showZoom Boolean If true the zoom-in and zoom-out buttons are included. (optional, default true)
    • options.visualizePitch Boolean If true the pitch is visualized by rotating X-axis of compass. (optional, default false)

Examples

var nav = new mapboxgl.NavigationControl();
map.addControl(nav, 'top-left');

GeolocateControl

Extends Evented

A GeolocateControl control provides a button that uses the browser’s geolocation API to locate the user on the map.

Not all browsers support geolocation, and some users may disable the feature. Geolocation support for modern browsers including Chrome requires sites to be served over HTTPS. If geolocation support is not available, the GeolocateControl will show as disabled.

The zoom level applied will depend on the accuracy of the geolocation provided by the device.

The GeolocateControl has two modes. If trackUserLocation is false (default) the control acts as a button, which when pressed will set the map’s camera to target the user location. If the user moves, the map won’t update. This is most suited for the desktop. If trackUserLocation is true the control acts as a toggle button that when active the user’s location is actively monitored for changes. In this mode the GeolocateControl has three interaction states:

  • active - the map’s camera automatically updates as the user’s location changes, keeping the location dot in the center. Initial state and upon clicking the GeolocateControl button.
  • passive - the user’s location dot automatically updates, but the map’s camera does not. Occurs upon the user initiating a map movement.
  • disabled - occurs if Geolocation is not available, disabled or denied.

These interaction states can’t be controlled programmatically, rather they are set based on user interactions.

Parameters

  • options Object?
    • options.positionOptions Object A Geolocation API PositionOptions object. (optional, default {enableHighAccuracy:false,timeout:6000})
    • options.fitBoundsOptions Object A Map#fitBounds options object to use when the map is panned and zoomed to the user’s location. The default is to use a maxZoom of 15 to limit how far the map will zoom in for very accurate locations. (optional, default {maxZoom:15})
    • options.trackUserLocation Object If true the Geolocate Control becomes a toggle button and when active the map will receive updates to the user’s location as it changes. (optional, default false)
    • options.showAccuracyCircle Object By default, if showUserLocation is true, a transparent circle will be drawn around the user location indicating the accuracy (95% confidence level) of the user’s location. Set to false to disable. Always disabled when showUserLocation is false. (optional, default true)
    • options.showUserLocation Object By default a dot will be shown on the map at the user’s location. Set to false to disable. (optional, default true)

Examples

map.addControl(new mapboxgl.GeolocateControl({
    positionOptions: {
        enableHighAccuracy: true
    },
    trackUserLocation: true
}));

trigger

Programmatically request and move the map to the user’s location.

Examples

// Initialize the geolocate control.
var geolocate = new mapboxgl.GeolocateControl({
 positionOptions: {
   enableHighAccuracy: true
 },
 trackUserLocation: true
});
// Add the control to the map.
map.addControl(geolocate);
map.on('load', function() {
  geolocate.trigger();
});

Returns boolean Returns false if called before control was added to a map, otherwise returns true.

geolocate

Fired on each Geolocation API position update which returned as success.

Properties

Examples

// Initialize the geolocate control.
var geolocate = new mapboxgl.GeolocateControl({
  positionOptions: {
      enableHighAccuracy: true
  },
  trackUserLocation: true
});
// Add the control to the map.
map.addControl(geolocate);
// Set an event listener that fires
// when a geolocate event occurs.
geolocate.on('geolocate', function() {
  console.log('A geolocate event has occurred.')
});

error

Fired on each Geolocation API position update which returned as an error.

Properties

Examples

// Initialize the geolocate control.
var geolocate = new mapboxgl.GeolocateControl({
  positionOptions: {
      enableHighAccuracy: true
  },
  trackUserLocation: true
});
// Add the control to the map.
map.addControl(geolocate);
// Set an event listener that fires
// when an error event occurs.
geolocate.on('error', function() {
  console.log('An error event has occurred.')
});

outofmaxbounds

Fired on each Geolocation API position update which returned as success but user position is out of map maxBounds.

Properties

Examples

// Initialize the geolocate control.
var geolocate = new mapboxgl.GeolocateControl({
  positionOptions: {
      enableHighAccuracy: true
  },
  trackUserLocation: true
});
// Add the control to the map.
map.addControl(geolocate);
// Set an event listener that fires
// when an outofmaxbounds event occurs.
geolocate.on('outofmaxbounds', function() {
  console.log('An outofmaxbounds event has occurred.')
});

trackuserlocationstart

Fired when the Geolocate Control changes to the active lock state, which happens either upon first obtaining a successful Geolocation API position for the user (a geolocate event will follow), or the user clicks the geolocate button when in the background state which uses the last known position to recenter the map and enter active lock state (no geolocate event will follow unless the users’s location changes).

Examples

// Initialize the geolocate control.
var geolocate = new mapboxgl.GeolocateControl({
  positionOptions: {
      enableHighAccuracy: true
  },
  trackUserLocation: true
});
// Add the control to the map.
map.addControl(geolocate);
// Set an event listener that fires
// when a trackuserlocationstart event occurs.
geolocate.on('trackuserlocationstart', function() {
  console.log('A trackuserlocationstart event has occurred.')
});

trackuserlocationend

Fired when the Geolocate Control changes to the background state, which happens when a user changes the camera during an active position lock. This only applies when trackUserLocation is true. In the background state, the dot on the map will update with location updates but the camera will not.

Examples

// Initialize the geolocate control.
var geolocate = new mapboxgl.GeolocateControl({
  positionOptions: {
      enableHighAccuracy: true
  },
  trackUserLocation: true
});
// Add the control to the map.
map.addControl(geolocate);
// Set an event listener that fires
// when a trackuserlocationend event occurs.
geolocate.on('trackuserlocationend', function() {
  console.log('A trackuserlocationend event has occurred.')
});

AttributionControl

An AttributionControl control presents the map’s attribution information.

Parameters

  • options Object? (optional, default {})
    • options.compact boolean? If true, force a compact attribution that shows the full attribution on mouse hover. If false, force the full attribution control. The default is a responsive attribution that collapses when the map is less than 640 pixels wide. Attribution should not be collapsed if it can comfortably fit on the map. compact should only be used to modify default attribution when map size makes it impossible to fit default attribution and when the automatic compact resizing for default settings are not sufficient.
    • options.customAttribution (string | Array<string>)? String or strings to show in addition to any other attributions.

Examples

var map = new mapboxgl.Map({attributionControl: false})
    .addControl(new mapboxgl.AttributionControl({
        compact: true
    }));

ScaleControl

A ScaleControl control displays the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.

Parameters

  • options Object?
    • options.maxWidth number The maximum length of the scale control in pixels. (optional, default '100')
    • options.unit string Unit of the distance ('imperial', 'metric' or 'nautical'). (optional, default 'metric')

Examples

var scale = new mapboxgl.ScaleControl({
    maxWidth: 80,
    unit: 'imperial'
});
map.addControl(scale);

scale.setUnit('metric');

setUnit

Set the scale’s unit of the distance

Parameters

  • unit Unit Unit of the distance ('imperial', 'metric' or 'nautical').

FullscreenControl

A FullscreenControl control contains a button for toggling the map in and out of fullscreen mode.

Parameters

Examples

map.addControl(new mapboxgl.FullscreenControl({container: document.querySelector('body')}));

Extends Evented

A popup component.

Parameters

  • options Object?
    • options.closeButton boolean If true, a close button will appear in the top right corner of the popup. (optional, default true)
    • options.closeOnClick boolean If true, the popup will closed when the map is clicked. (optional, default true)
    • options.closeOnMove boolean If true, the popup will closed when the map moves. (optional, default false)
    • options.focusAfterOpen boolean If true, the popup will try to focus the first focusable element inside the popup. (optional, default true)
    • options.anchor string? A string indicating the part of the Popup that should be positioned closest to the coordinate set via Popup#setLngLat. Options are 'center', 'top', 'bottom', 'left', 'right', 'top-left', 'top-right', 'bottom-left', and 'bottom-right'. If unset the anchor will be dynamically set to ensure the popup falls within the map container with a preference for 'bottom'.
    • options.offset **(number PointLike Object)?** A pixel offset applied to the popup’s location specified as:- a single number specifying a distance from the popup’s location
      • a PointLike specifying a constant offset
      • an object of Points specifing an offset for each anchor position Negative offsets indicate left and up.
    • options.className string? Space-separated CSS class names to add to popup container
    • options.maxWidth string A string that sets the CSS property of the popup’s maximum width, eg '300px'. To ensure the popup resizes to fit its content, set this property to 'none'. Available values can be found here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/max-width (optional, default '240px')

Examples

var markerHeight = 50, markerRadius = 10, linearOffset = 25;
var popupOffsets = {
 'top': [0, 0],
 'top-left': [0,0],
 'top-right': [0,0],
 'bottom': [0, -markerHeight],
 'bottom-left': [linearOffset, (markerHeight - markerRadius + linearOffset) * -1],
 'bottom-right': [-linearOffset, (markerHeight - markerRadius + linearOffset) * -1],
 'left': [markerRadius, (markerHeight - markerRadius) * -1],
 'right': [-markerRadius, (markerHeight - markerRadius) * -1]
 };
var popup = new mapboxgl.Popup({offset: popupOffsets, className: 'my-class'})
  .setLngLat(e.lngLat)
  .setHTML("<h1>Hello World!</h1>")
  .setMaxWidth("300px")
  .addTo(map);

addTo

Adds the popup to a map.

Parameters

  • map Map The Mapbox GL JS map to add the popup to.

Examples

new mapboxgl.Popup()
  .setLngLat([0, 0])
  .setHTML("<h1>Null Island</h1>")
  .addTo(map);

Returns Popup this

isOpen

Returns boolean true if the popup is open, false if it is closed.

remove

Removes the popup from the map it has been added to.

Examples

var popup = new mapboxgl.Popup().addTo(map);
popup.remove();

Returns Popup this

getLngLat

Returns the geographical location of the popup’s anchor.

The longitude of the result may differ by a multiple of 360 degrees from the longitude previously set by setLngLat because Popup wraps the anchor longitude across copies of the world to keep the popup on screen.

Returns LngLat The geographical location of the popup’s anchor.

setLngLat

Sets the geographical location of the popup’s anchor, and moves the popup to it. Replaces trackPointer() behavior.

Parameters

  • lnglat LngLatLike The geographical location to set as the popup’s anchor.

Returns Popup this

trackPointer

Tracks the popup anchor to the cursor position on screens with a pointer device (it will be hidden on touchscreens). Replaces the setLngLat behavior. For most use cases, set closeOnClick and closeButton to false.

Examples

var popup = new mapboxgl.Popup({ closeOnClick: false, closeButton: false })
  .setHTML("<h1>Hello World!</h1>")
  .trackPointer()
  .addTo(map);

Returns Popup this

getElement

Returns the Popup’s HTML element.

Examples

// Change the `Popup` element's font size
var popup = new mapboxgl.Popup()
  .setLngLat([-96, 37.8])
  .setHTML("<p>Hello World!</p>")
  .addTo(map);
var popupElem = popup.getElement();
popupElem.style.fontSize = "25px";

Returns HTMLElement element

setText

Sets the popup’s content to a string of text.

This function creates a Text node in the DOM, so it cannot insert raw HTML. Use this method for security against XSS if the popup content is user-provided.

Parameters

  • text string Textual content for the popup.

Examples

var popup = new mapboxgl.Popup()
  .setLngLat(e.lngLat)
  .setText('Hello, world!')
  .addTo(map);

Returns Popup this

setHTML

Sets the popup’s content to the HTML provided as a string.

This method does not perform HTML filtering or sanitization, and must be used only with trusted content. Consider Popup#setText if the content is an untrusted text string.

Parameters

  • html string A string representing HTML content for the popup.

Examples

var popup = new mapboxgl.Popup()
  .setLngLat(e.lngLat)
  .setHTML("<h1>Hello World!</h1>")
  .addTo(map);

Returns Popup this

getMaxWidth

Returns the popup’s maximum width.

Returns string The maximum width of the popup.

setMaxWidth

Sets the popup’s maximum width. This is setting the CSS property max-width. Available values can be found here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/max-width

Parameters

  • maxWidth string A string representing the value for the maximum width.

Returns Popup this

setDOMContent

Sets the popup’s content to the element provided as a DOM node.

Parameters

  • htmlNode Node A DOM node to be used as content for the popup.

Examples

// create an element with the popup content
var div = window.document.createElement('div');
div.innerHTML = 'Hello, world!';
var popup = new mapboxgl.Popup()
  .setLngLat(e.lngLat)
  .setDOMContent(div)
  .addTo(map);

Returns Popup this

addClassName

Adds a CSS class to the popup container element.

Parameters

  • className string Non-empty string with CSS class name to add to popup container

Examples

let popup = new mapboxgl.Popup()
popup.addClassName('some-class')

removeClassName

Removes a CSS class from the popup container element.

Parameters

  • className string Non-empty string with CSS class name to remove from popup container

Examples

let popup = new mapboxgl.Popup()
popup.removeClassName('some-class')

setOffset

Sets the popup’s offset.

Parameters

  • offset Offset? Sets the popup’s offset.

Returns Popup this

toggleClassName

Add or remove the given CSS class on the popup container, depending on whether the container currently has that class.

Parameters

  • className string Non-empty string with CSS class name to add/remove

Examples

let popup = new mapboxgl.Popup()
popup.toggleClassName('toggleClass')

Returns boolean if the class was removed return false, if class was added, then return true

open

Fired when the popup is opened manually or programatically.

Type: Object

Properties

  • popup Popup object that was opened

Examples

// Create a popup
var popup = new mapboxgl.Popup();
// Set an event listener that will fire
// any time the popup is opened
popup.on('open', function(){
  console.log('popup was opened');
});

close

Fired when the popup is closed manually or programatically.

Type: Object

Properties

  • popup Popup object that was closed

Examples

// Create a popup
var popup = new mapboxgl.Popup();
// Set an event listener that will fire
// any time the popup is closed
popup.on('close', function(){
  console.log('popup was closed');
});

Marker

Extends Evented

Creates a marker component

Parameters

  • options Object?
    • options.element HTMLElement? DOM element to use as a marker. The default is a light blue, droplet-shaped SVG marker.
    • options.anchor string A string indicating the part of the Marker that should be positioned closest to the coordinate set via Marker#setLngLat. Options are 'center', 'top', 'bottom', 'left', 'right', 'top-left', 'top-right', 'bottom-left', and 'bottom-right'. (optional, default 'center')
    • options.offset PointLike? The offset in pixels as a PointLike object to apply relative to the element’s center. Negatives indicate left and up.
    • options.color string The color to use for the default marker if options.element is not provided. The default is light blue. (optional, default '#3FB1CE')
    • options.scale number The scale to use for the default marker if options.element is not provided. The default scale corresponds to a height of 41px and a width of 27px. (optional, default 1)
    • options.draggable boolean A boolean indicating whether or not a marker is able to be dragged to a new position on the map. (optional, default false)
    • options.clickTolerance number The max number of pixels a user can shift the mouse pointer during a click on the marker for it to be considered a valid click (as opposed to a marker drag). The default is to inherit map’s clickTolerance. (optional, default 0)
    • options.rotation number The rotation angle of the marker in degrees, relative to its respective rotationAlignment setting. A positive value will rotate the marker clockwise. (optional, default 0)
    • options.pitchAlignment string map aligns the Marker to the plane of the map. viewport aligns the Marker to the plane of the viewport. auto automatically matches the value of rotationAlignment. (optional, default 'auto')
    • options.rotationAlignment string map aligns the Marker’s rotation relative to the map, maintaining a bearing as the map rotates. viewport aligns the Marker’s rotation relative to the viewport, agnostic to map rotations. auto is equivalent to viewport. (optional, default 'auto')
  • legacyOptions Options?

Examples

var marker = new mapboxgl.Marker()
  .setLngLat([30.5, 50.5])
  .addTo(map);

// Set options
var marker = new mapboxgl.Marker({
    color: "#FFFFFF",
    draggable: true
  }).setLngLat([30.5, 50.5])
  .addTo(map);

addTo

Attaches the Marker to a Map object.

Parameters

  • map Map The Mapbox GL JS map to add the marker to.

Examples

var marker = new mapboxgl.Marker()
  .setLngLat([30.5, 50.5])
  .addTo(map); // add the marker to the map

Returns Marker this

remove

Removes the marker from a map

Examples

var marker = new mapboxgl.Marker().addTo(map);
marker.remove();

Returns Marker this

getLngLat

Get the marker’s geographical location.

The longitude of the result may differ by a multiple of 360 degrees from the longitude previously set by setLngLat because Marker wraps the anchor longitude across copies of the world to keep the marker on screen.

Examples

// Store the marker's longitude and latitude coordinates in a variable
var lngLat = marker.getLngLat();
// Print the marker's longitude and latitude values in the console
console.log('Longitude: ' + lngLat.lng + ', Latitude: ' + lngLat.lat )

Returns LngLat A LngLat describing the marker’s location.

setLngLat

Set the marker’s geographical position and move it.

Parameters

  • lnglat LngLat A LngLat describing where the marker should be located.

Examples

// Create a new marker, set the longitude and latitude, and add it to the map
new mapboxgl.Marker()
  .setLngLat([-65.017, -16.457])
  .addTo(map);

Returns Marker this

getElement

Returns the Marker’s HTML element.

Returns HTMLElement element

setPopup

Binds a Popup to the Marker.

Parameters

  • popup Popup? An instance of the Popup class. If undefined or null, any popup set on this Marker instance is unset.

Examples

var marker = new mapboxgl.Marker()
 .setLngLat([0, 0])
 .setPopup(new mapboxgl.Popup().setHTML("<h1>Hello World!</h1>")) // add popup
 .addTo(map);

Returns Marker this

getPopup

Returns the Popup instance that is bound to the Marker.

Examples

var marker = new mapboxgl.Marker()
 .setLngLat([0, 0])
 .setPopup(new mapboxgl.Popup().setHTML("<h1>Hello World!</h1>"))
 .addTo(map);

console.log(marker.getPopup()); // return the popup instance

Returns Popup popup

togglePopup

Opens or closes the Popup instance that is bound to the Marker, depending on the current state of the Popup.

Examples

var marker = new mapboxgl.Marker()
 .setLngLat([0, 0])
 .setPopup(new mapboxgl.Popup().setHTML("<h1>Hello World!</h1>"))
 .addTo(map);

marker.togglePopup(); // toggle popup open or closed

Returns Marker this

getOffset

Get the marker’s offset.

Returns Point The marker’s screen coordinates in pixels.

setOffset

Sets the offset of the marker

Parameters

  • offset PointLike The offset in pixels as a PointLike object to apply relative to the element’s center. Negatives indicate left and up.

Returns Marker this

setDraggable

Sets the draggable property and functionality of the marker

Parameters

  • shouldBeDraggable boolean Turns drag functionality on/off (optional, default false)

Returns Marker this

isDraggable

Returns true if the marker can be dragged

Returns boolean True if the marker is draggable.

setRotation

Sets the rotation property of the marker.

Parameters

Returns Marker this

getRotation

Returns the current rotation angle of the marker (in degrees).

Returns number The current rotation angle of the marker.

setRotationAlignment

Sets the rotationAlignment property of the marker.

Parameters

  • alignment string Sets the rotationAlignment property of the marker. (optional, default 'auto')

Returns Marker this

getRotationAlignment

Returns the current rotationAlignment property of the marker.

Returns string The current rotational alignment of the marker.

setPitchAlignment

Sets the pitchAlignment property of the marker.

Parameters

  • alignment string? Sets the pitchAlignment property of the marker. If alignment is ‘auto’, it will automatically match rotationAlignment.

Returns Marker this

getPitchAlignment

Returns the current pitchAlignment property of the marker.

Returns string The current pitch alignment of the marker in degrees.

dragstart

Fired when dragging starts

Type: Object

Properties

  • marker Marker object that is being dragged

drag

Fired while dragging

Type: Object

Properties

  • marker Marker object that is being dragged

dragend

Fired when the marker is finished being dragged

Type: Object

Properties

  • marker Marker object that was dragged