Hi Fernando, I am new at using Javascript or google map api. Do you have any sample codes using getVertex(index) that can be of help. Can you explain more?
On Apr 13, 10:35 am, Fernando Torres <[email protected]> wrote: > If you do a geocoding in the address typed by user, you'll had the GLatLng > correspondent to this address. What you need to do now is calculate the > distance between the GLatLng and the start or end or a intermediate point in > the polyline. Polyline had a getVertex(index) wich return a GLatLng object > and its all you need to calculate distance (between 2 points in the earth) > > > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 1:26 PM, kasa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for you reply. Now I have the polyline(added using lat/long) > > What I want now is for the user to put in an address in the enter > > address field, and the distance between that address entered and the > > polyline should be displayed in an information window. > > > On Apr 12, 3:28 pm, Andrew Leach <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > On Apr 12, 10:17 pm, kasa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > No. I added another map to the google base map. It is a powerline > > > > route. Now I want to be able to calculate thedistancebetween any > > > > location the user input into the find address input box and the > > > > powerline route that I have overlaid on the google base map. > > > > To do that, the API needs to know both ends of thedistance: one is > > > the point you geocode (so that's available); the other is the route of > > > the power line. How are you going to get the API to use that route if > > > all you have done is overlay an image? You need something concrete > > > within the API, like a polyline. Create a polyline on the Google map > > > which follows the route, and you can easily find thedistancefrom > > > your geocoded point. And you won't need the overlaid map image either. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Google Maps API" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<google-maps-api%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.
