class MapMarker

A single marker to place on the map. Initialize and pass

Attributes

anchor[RW]

Manage position of marker (anchor:center/bottom/top..) See - developers.google.com/maps/documentation/maps-static/intro#Markers

color[RW]

A 24-bit color (example: 0xFFFFCC) or a predefined color from the set {black, brown, green, purple, yellow, blue, gray, orange, red, white}

icon[RW]

a URL to use as the marker's custom icon. Images may be in PNG, JPEG or GIF formats, though PNG is recommended

label[RW]

(optional) A single uppercase alphanumeric character label from the set {A-Z, 0-9}. Not allowed for tiny and small sizes

location[RW]

MapLocation for the position of this marker

shadow[RW]

true (default) indicates that the Static Maps service should construct an appropriate shadow for the image. This shadow is based on the image's visible region and its opacity/transparency.

size[RW]

(optional) The size of marker from the set {tiny, small, mid}. Defaults to mid

Public Class Methods

new(attrs={}) click to toggle source

Takes an optional hash of attributes

# File lib/googlestaticmap.rb, line 259
def initialize(attrs={})
  attrs.each {|k,v| self.send("#{k}=".to_sym,v)}
end

Public Instance Methods

to_s() click to toggle source

# File lib/googlestaticmap.rb, line 263
def to_s
  raise Exception.new("Need a location for the marker") unless @location && @location.is_a?(MapLocation)
  attrs = GoogleStaticMapHelpers.safe_instance_variables(self, ["location"])
  s = attrs.to_a.sort_by {|x| x[0]}.collect do |k|
    # If the icon URL is URL encoded, it won't work
    val = (k[0] == "icon" ? k[1] : CGI.escape(k[1].to_s))
    "#{k[0]}:#{val}"
  end.join(MAP_SEPARATOR)
  s << MAP_SEPARATOR << @location.to_s
end