Map

The map component enables users to choose or select locations by their coordinates on Google Map. It allows users to interact with the map interface and pick specific points of interest.

Using Self-hosted

If you are utilizing the self-hosted version of ToolJet, it is necessary to configure the Google Maps API key as an environment variable. Please refer to the environment variable setup documentation.

Events

Event Name	Description
On bounds change	Triggered when the bounding area is modified. This event occurs after the bounds variable has been updated.
On create marker	Triggered when a new marker is added to the map.
On marker click	Triggered when a user clicks on any of the markers displayed on the map.

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For detailed information about all the available Actions, please refer to the Action Reference documentation.

Properties

properties	description	Expected value
Initial location	It is the default location's coordinates that the map should focus on.	An object containing the latitude and langitude as key value pairs. ex: {{ {"lat": 40.7128, "lng": -73.935242} }}
Default Markers	List of markers that should be shown on the map	An array of objects containing the coordinates. ex: {{ [{"lat": 40.7128, "lng": -73.935242}] }}
Add new markers	This property should be enabled to add new markers to the map on click.	On by default, toggle off to disable adding new markers on the map. Can be programmatically configured by clicking on Fx, accepts values {{true}} or {{false}}
Search for places	It can be used to show or hide auto-complete search box.	On by default, toggle off to disable search on the map. Can be programmatically configured by clicking on Fx, accepts values {{true}} or {{false}}

General

Tooltip

A Tooltip is often used to specify extra information about something when the user hovers the mouse pointer over the widget.

Under the General accordion, you can set the value in the string format. Now hovering over the widget will display the string as the tooltip.

Layout

Show on desktop

Toggle on or off to display the widget in desktop view. You can programmatically determine the value by clicking on Fx to set the value {{true}} or {{false}}.

Show on mobile

Toggle on or off to display the widget in mobile view. You can programmatically determine the value by clicking on Fx to set the value {{true}} or {{false}}.

Styles

Visibility

Toggle on or off to control the visibility of the widget. You can programmatically change its value by clicking on the Fx button next to it. If {{false}} the widget will not be visible after the app is deployed. By default, it's set to {{true}}.

Disable

This is off by default, toggle on the switch to lock the widget and make it non-functional. You can also programmatically set the value by clicking on the Fx button next to it. If set to {{true}}, the widget will be locked and becomes non-functional. By default, its value is set to {{false}}.

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Any property having Fx button next to its field can be programmatically configured.

Exposed Variables

Exposed variables can be used to get data from the widget.

Variables	Description
center	This variable will hold the latitude, longitude and the google map url value.
center.lat	This variable holds the latitude value of the marker on the map component. You can access the value dynamically using JS: {{components.map1.center.lat}}
centere.lng	This variable gets updated with RGB color code whenever a user selects a color from the color picker. You can access the value dynamically using JS: {{components.map1.center.lng}}
center.googleMapUrl	This variable holds the URL of the location where the center marker is placed on the map component. You can access the value dynamically using JS: {{components.map1.center.googleMapUrl}}
markers	The markers variable will hold the value only if add new markers is enabled from the map properties. Each marker is an object and will have lat and lng keys. Values can be accessed dynamically using {{components.map1.markers[1].lat}}
selectedMarker	Object with the marker selected by the user

Component specific actions (CSA)

Following actions of map component can be controlled using the component specific actions(CSA):

Actions	Description
setLocation	Set the marker's location on map using latitude and longitude values as parameteres via a component-specific action within any event handler. Additionally, you have the option to employ a RunJS query to execute component-specific actions such as: component.map1.setLocation(40.7128, -73.935242)