How to change icon on Google map marker

Question

I want to use my customize icon on Google map, and added icon url on the code. But it's still not reflecting on the map. Can anyone suggest, what i am missing here. Why icon is not changing, after adding the icon url "http://google-maps-icons.googlecode.com/files/sailboat-tourism.png".

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">
var markers = [
            {
            "title": 'This is title',
        "lat": '-37.801578',
            "lng": '145.060508',
        "icon": 'http://google-maps-icons.googlecode.com/files/sailboat-tourism.png',
            "description": 'Vikash Rathee. <strong> This is test Description</strong> <br/><a href="http://www.pricingindia.in/pincode.aspx">Pin Code by 

City</a>'

        }
];
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    window.onload = function () {
        var mapOptions = {
            center: new google.maps.LatLng(markers[0].lat, markers[0].lng),
            zoom: 10,
        flat: true,
        styles: [ { "stylers": [ { "hue": "#4bd6bf" }, { "gamma": "1.58" } ] } ],
            mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
        };
        var infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
        var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("dvMap"), mapOptions);
        for (i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
            var data = markers[i]
            var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(data.lat, data.lng);
            var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
                position: myLatlng,
                map: map,
                title: data.title
            });
            (function (marker, data) {
                google.maps.event.addListener(marker, "click", function (e) {
                    infoWindow.setContent(data.description);
                    infoWindow.open(map, marker);
                });
            })(marker, data);
        }
    }
</script>


<div id="dvMap" style="width: 100%; height: 100%">
</div>

Answer 1

we can change the icon of markers, i did it on right click event. Lets see if it works for you...

// Create a Marker
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
    position: location,
    map: map,
    title:'Sample Tool Tip'
  });


// Set Icon on any event
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, "rightclick", function() {
        marker.setIcon('blank.png'); // set image path here...
});