getdistance

This function issues a distance matrix request.

Usage

Parameters

• options {google.maps.DistanceMatrixRequest}

Note

• options.origins and options.destinations values are converted into google.maps.LatLng.
• This function doesn't initialize the map.

Example

This example returns the distance from an origin to a destination

$("test").gmap3({
  getdistance:{
    options:{ 
      origins:["Marseille"], 
      destinations:["Paris"],
      travelMode: google.maps.TravelMode.DRIVING
    },
    callback: function(results, status){
      var html = "";
      if (results){
        for (var i = 0; i < results.rows.length; i++){
          var elements = results.rows[i].elements;
          for(var j=0; j<elements.length; j++){
            switch(elements[j].status){
              case "OK":
                html += elements[j].distance.text + " (" + elements[j].duration.text + ")<br />";
                break;
              case "NOT_FOUND":
                html += "The origin and/or destination of this pairing could not be geocoded<br />";
                break;
              case "ZERO_RESULTS":
                html += "No route could be found between the origin and destination.<br />";
                break;
            }
          }
        } 
      } else {
        html = "error";
      }
      $("#test").html( html );
    }
  }
});