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| − | Please read the [http:// | + | [http://developer.here.net/terms_conditions Terms and Conditions] and check the [http://developer.here.net/web/guest/plans Pricing Plans page] to decide which business model best fits your needs. Authentication requires unique Maps API credentials, namely an AppId and a token. You can get these credentials free for free following the instructions [http://developer.here.net/docs/maps_js/topics/credentials.html#acquiring-credentials here] |
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Revision as of 14:03, 4 January 2013
This article explains how to draw a rectangle on Nokia maps.
Article Metadata
Tested with
Devices(s): Internet Explorer, Google chrome, Firefox, Opera
Compatibility
Platform(s): Web browser
Dependencies: Nokia Maps 2.2.3
Article
Keywords: Nokia Maps, JavaScript, shapes, rectangle
Created: Maveric
(21 Jun 2011)
Updated: avnee.nathani
(31 Dec 2011)
Last edited: jasfox
(04 Jan 2013)
See Also
Contents |
Prerequisites
Nokia Maps API supported web browser (basically any modern web browser)
Important note about maps credentials
Nokia provides several services options within the Maps API offering. The service is free to use, but you must obtain and use authentication and authorization credentials to use the services. Please read the Terms and Conditions and check the Pricing Plans page to decide which business model best fits your needs. Authentication requires unique Maps API credentials, namely an AppId and a token. You can get these credentials free for free following the instructions here
Implementation
API Definition of Rectangle:
new nokia.maps.map.Rectangle (bounds, props)
Definition for the BoundingBox, used to form the rectangle:
new nokia.maps.geo.BoundingBox (topLeft, [bottomRight, [skipValidation]])
Example code
This is a full example with HTML and JavaScript.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Rectangle</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://api.maps.nokia.com/2.2.3/jsl.js" charset="utf-8">
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="mapContainer" style="z-index: -1; left:0px; top:0px; width: 100%; height: 80%; position: absolute;"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Don't forget to set your API credentials
//
// Replace with your appId and token which you can obtain when you
// register on http://api.developer.nokia.com/
//
nokia.Settings.set( "appId", "YOUR APP ID GOES HERE");
nokia.Settings.set( "authenticationToken", "YOUR AUTHENTICATION TOKEN GOES HERE");
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
var myBoundingBox = new nokia.maps.geo.BoundingBox ([53.1, 13.1], [43.1, 40.1]);
var map = new nokia.maps.map.Display(document.getElementById("mapContainer"), // new instance of Nokia Maps
{
components: [ new nokia.maps.map.component.Behavior(),
new nokia.maps.map.component.ZoomBar(),
new nokia.maps.map.component.Overview(),
new nokia.maps.map.component.TypeSelector(),
new nokia.maps.map.component.ScaleBar()],
'zoomLevel': 4,
'center':[53.1, 13.1]
});
map.set("baseMapType", map.NORMAL);
map.objects.add(
new nokia.maps.map.Rectangle(myBoundingBox,
{
precision: 36,
simplify: 16,
fillColor: "FFFFCC",
color: "E8FA75",
width: 8
}));
</script>
</body>
</html>
Screenshot
For more on the Nokia Maps API
Please check out the Nokia Maps API full documentation and API reference here:
You may also access the interactive API explorer
