Google Maps InfoWindow Z-Index
Is it possible for an InfoWindow to popup over an element which has a higher Z-Index than the google map?
So lets say the google map has a z-index of Zero. The element has a z-index of 100. Clicking a marker displays an InfoWindow in the same region as the element. How do we get this InfoWindow to hover over the element and not under it?
I have tried setting the InfoWindow's z-Index to a higher value, but this does not appear to do anything.
I've put together a demo below demonstrating the issue. Any assistance would be appreciated!
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<head>
<title>Infowindow Z-Index Test</title>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
var coords = [[35.50733, 35.12768, 3]]; //, [-23.806549, 133.96059, 13], [68.169002, -134.425964, 10], [69.529715, -132.109222, 10], [80.231047, -22.730713, 7], [35.108675, -117.961578, 12]];
var map;
function mapChoose(coords) {
var current = coords[Math.floor(Math.random() * (coords.length))];
//mapShow(current[0], current[1], current[2], document.getElementById('map'));
mapShow(current[0], current[1], current[2], document.getElementById('map_canvas'));
};
function initialize() {
mapChoose(coords);
}
function mapShow(lat, lng, zoom, div) {
var myOptions = {
'zoom': zoom,
'center': new google.maps.LatLng(lat, lng),
'mapTypeId': google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE,
'disableDefaultUI': true,
'scrollwheel' : false,
'draggable': false
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
// markers
// load markers - us
var marker3 = new google.maps.Marker({
position: new google.maps.LatLng(40.71435, -74.00597),
map: map,
icon: 'http://google-maps-icons.googlecode.com/files/kitesurfing.png',
draggable: true
});
marker3.setTitle("New York");
// info windows
var contentString = $("#divContentForInfoWindow").html();
$("#divContentForInfoWindow").html('');
infowindow3 = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: contentString, zIndex: 5000 // this ZIndex property doesnt appear to do anything.
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker3, 'click', function () {
infowindow3.open(map, marker3);
});
};
</script>
</head>
<body onload="initialize()" onunload="GUnload()">
<!-- Google canvas element | Z-Index of 0 -->
<div id="map_canvas" style="position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 0;"></div>
<!-- Floating block of text | Z-Index of 100 -->
<div id="FloatingBlock" style='z-index: 100;position: absolute;left: 50px;top:75px;font-size: 16px;width: 525px;text-align: left;color: #111;background-color:#fff;opacity:.80;filter:alpha(opacity=80);'>
<b>This layer is floating above the google map because the Z-Index has been set higher. <br /></b>
Hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world<br />
hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world<br />
Hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world<br />
hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world<br />
Hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world<br />
hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world hello world<br />
<div class="text">
<!-- <input type="button" id="btntest" value="Open Info Window" onclick="showInfoWindow2();" /><input type="button" id="btntest2" value="hide Info Window" onclick="hideInfoWindow2();" />-->
</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
</div>
<!-- / can delete this, not used -->
<!-- everything IN here will appear in the google maps info window -->
<div id="divContentForInfoWindow">
This is popup content. <br />This is popup content. <br />
This is popup content. <br />This is popup content. <br />
This is popup content. <br />This is popup content. <br />
This is popup content. <br />This is popup content. <br />
This is popup content. <br />This is popup content. <br />
This is popup content. <br />This is popup content. <br />
</div>
<br /><br /><br />
<!-- / everything in here will appear in the google maps info window -->
</body>
Answer
use infowindow.setZIndex(Number);