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This example creates a rectangle based on the viewport on any zoom-changed
event.
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TypeScript// This example creates a rectangle based on the viewport // on any 'zoom-changed' event. function initMap(): void { const map = new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement, { zoom: 11, center: { lat: 40.74852, lng: -73.981687 }, mapTypeId: "terrain", } ); const rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle(); map.addListener("zoom_changed", () => { // Get the current bounds, which reflect the bounds before the zoom. rectangle.setOptions({ strokeColor: "#FF0000", strokeOpacity: 0.8, strokeWeight: 2, fillColor: "#FF0000", fillOpacity: 0.35, map, bounds: map.getBounds() as google.maps.LatLngBounds, }); }); } declare global { interface Window { initMap: () => void; } } window.initMap = initMap;Note: Read the guide on using TypeScript and Google Maps. JavaScript
// This example creates a rectangle based on the viewport // on any 'zoom-changed' event. function initMap() { const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { zoom: 11, center: { lat: 40.74852, lng: -73.981687 }, mapTypeId: "terrain", }); const rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle(); map.addListener("zoom_changed", () => { // Get the current bounds, which reflect the bounds before the zoom. rectangle.setOptions({ strokeColor: "#FF0000", strokeOpacity: 0.8, strokeWeight: 2, fillColor: "#FF0000", fillOpacity: 0.35, map, bounds: map.getBounds(), }); }); } window.initMap = initMap;Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet. CSS
/* * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element * that contains the map. */ #map { height: 100%; } /* * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }HTML
<html> <head> <title>Rectangle Zoom</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" /> <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> <!-- The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions, and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api for more information. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly" defer ></script> </body> </html>Try Sample Clone Sample
Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.
git clone -b sample-rectangle-zoom https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git
cd js-samples
npm i
npm start
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git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAME
npm i
npm start
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Last updated 2025-07-02 UTC.
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