How to add my location button in Google Maps?

Question

I\'d like to know if it\'s possible to add as default controls option my location button.

Answer 1

I've slightly amended mi3afzal's fiddle to drop the jQuery dependency and add retina support. Also, I suggest using the center_changed event rather then dragend as the center could be changed programatically, e.g. when adding markers and extending bounds.

https://jsfiddle.net/ogsvzacz/6/.

var map,
    faisalabad = {lat:31.4181, lng:73.0776};

function addYourLocationButton (map, marker) 
{
    var controlDiv = document.createElement('div');

    var firstChild = document.createElement('button');
    firstChild.style.backgroundColor = '#fff';
    firstChild.style.border = 'none';
    firstChild.style.outline = 'none';
    firstChild.style.width = '28px';
    firstChild.style.height = '28px';
    firstChild.style.borderRadius = '2px';
    firstChild.style.boxShadow = '0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)';
    firstChild.style.cursor = 'pointer';
    firstChild.style.marginRight = '10px';
    firstChild.style.padding = '0';
    firstChild.title = 'Your Location';
    controlDiv.appendChild(firstChild);

    var secondChild = document.createElement('div');
    secondChild.style.margin = '5px';
    secondChild.style.width = '18px';
    secondChild.style.height = '18px';
    secondChild.style.backgroundImage = 'url(https://maps.gstatic.com/tactile/mylocation/mylocation-sprite-2x.png)';
    secondChild.style.backgroundSize = '180px 18px';
    secondChild.style.backgroundPosition = '0 0';
    secondChild.style.backgroundRepeat = 'no-repeat';
    firstChild.appendChild(secondChild);

    google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'center_changed', function () {
        secondChild.style['background-position'] = '0 0';
    });

    firstChild.addEventListener('click', function () {
        var imgX = 0,
            animationInterval = setInterval(function () {
                imgX = -imgX - 18 ;
                secondChild.style['background-position'] = imgX+'px 0';
            }, 500);

        if(navigator.geolocation) {
            navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
                var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(position.coords.latitude, position.coords.longitude);
                map.setCenter(latlng);
                clearInterval(animationInterval);
                secondChild.style['background-position'] = '-144px 0';
            });
        } else {
            clearInterval(animationInterval);
            secondChild.style['background-position'] = '0 0';
        }
    });

    controlDiv.index = 1;
    map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.RIGHT_BOTTOM].push(controlDiv);
}


map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
  zoom: 15,
  center: faisalabad
});
var myMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
  map: map,
  animation: google.maps.Animation.DROP,
  position: faisalabad
});
addYourLocationButton(map, myMarker);