How can I integrate Google Maps APIs inside an Angular 2 component
I have an Angular 2 component that is defined in the file comp.ts in this way like this:
import {Component} from 'angular2/core';
@component({
selector:'my-comp',
templateUrl:'comp.html'
})
export class MyComp{
constructor(){
}
}
Because I want the component to show a google map, I have inserted in the file comp.html the following code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js"></script>
<script>
function initialize() {
var mapProp = {
center:new google.maps.LatLng(51.508742,-0.120850),
zoom:5,
mapTypeId:google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map=new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("googleMap"),mapProp);
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="googleMap" style="width:500px;height:380px;"></div>
</body>
</html>
This code has been copied from this link http://www.w3schools.com/googleAPI/google_maps_basic.asp. The problem is that the component doesn't show the map. What have I done wrong?
Answer
Yeah, you could do so. But there would be an error in typescript compiler, so don't forget to implicitly declare google variable.
declare var google: any;
add this directive right after component import.
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
declare var google: any;
@Component({
moduleId: module.id,
selector: 'app-root',
templateUrl: 'app.component.html',
styleUrls: ['app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
ngOnInit() {
var mapProp = {
center: new google.maps.LatLng(51.508742, -0.120850),
zoom: 5,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("gmap"), mapProp);
}
}