The usage of a map on a web page may require specific options to control the way users interact with the map to zoom and pan. These options, such as gestureHandling, minZoom, maxZoom and restriction, are defined within the MapOptions interface.
Default Behavior
The following map demonstrates the default behavior for map interactions with a map instantiated with only the zoom and center options defined.
When a user scrolls a page that contains a map, the scrolling action can
unintentionally cause the map to zoom. This behavior can be controlled using the
gestureHandling map option.
gestureHandling: cooperative
The map below uses the gestureHandling option set
to cooperative, allowing the user to scroll the page normally, without zooming
or panning the map. Users can zoom the map by clicking the zoom controls. They
can also zoom and pan by using two-finger movements on the map for touchscreen
devices.
The map at the top of the page without the gestureHandling option has the same
behavior as the preceding map with gestureHandling
set to cooperative because all of the maps on this page are within an
<iframe>. The default gestureHandling value
auto switches between greedy and cooperative based upon whether the map is
contained within an <iframe>.
Map contained within <iframe>
Behavior
yes
cooperative
no
greedy
gestureHandling: greedy
A map with gestureHandling set to greedy is
below. This map reacts to all touch gestures and scroll events unlike
cooperative.
gestureHandling: none
The gestureHandling option can also be set to
none to disable gestures on the map.
Disabling Pan and Zoom
To entirely disable the ability to pan and zoom the map, two options,
gestureHandling and
zoomControl, must be included.
It may be desireable to allow gestures and zoom controls but restrict the map to
a particular bounds or a minimum and maximum zoom. To accomplish this you may
set the restriction, minZoom,
and maxZoom options. The following code and map
demonstrate these options.
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Key actions include using the `MapOptions` interface to define `gestureHandling`, `minZoom`, `maxZoom`, and `restriction`. `gestureHandling` controls how scrolling affects the map, with options like `cooperative`, `auto`, `greedy`, and `none`. To disable map panning and zooming, both `gestureHandling: \"none\"` and `zoomControl: false` must be set. Map boundaries and zoom levels can be restricted using `restriction`, `minZoom`, and `maxZoom` options.\n"],null,["# Controlling Zoom and Pan\n\nSelect platform: [Android](/maps/documentation/android-sdk/controls \"View this page for the Android platform docs.\") [iOS](/maps/documentation/ios-sdk/controls \"View this page for the iOS platform docs.\") [JavaScript](/maps/documentation/javascript/interaction \"View this page for the JavaScript platform docs.\")\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nOverview\n--------\n\nThe usage of a map on a web page may require specific options to control the way users interact with the map to zoom and pan. These options, such as `gestureHandling`, `minZoom`, `maxZoom` and `restriction`, are defined within the [MapOptions interface](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions).\n\nDefault Behavior\n----------------\n\nThe following map demonstrates the default behavior for map interactions with a map instantiated with only the `zoom` and `center` options defined.\n\n\nThe code for this map is below.\n\n\n### TypeScript\n\n```typescript\nnew google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\")!, {\n zoom,\n center,\n});https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/samples/interaction-default/index.ts#L18-L21\n```\n| **Note:** Read the [guide](/maps/documentation/javascript/using-typescript) on using TypeScript and Google Maps.\n\n### JavaScript\n\n```javascript\nnew google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\"), {\n zoom,\n center,\n});https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/interaction-default/docs/index.js#L17-L20\n```\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nControlling Gesture Handling\n----------------------------\n\nWhen a user scrolls a page that contains a map, the scrolling action can\nunintentionally cause the map to zoom. This behavior can be controlled using the\n[gestureHandling](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.gestureHandling) map option.\n\n### gestureHandling: `cooperative`\n\nThe map below uses the [gestureHandling](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.gestureHandling) option set\nto `cooperative`, allowing the user to scroll the page normally, without zooming\nor panning the map. Users can zoom the map by clicking the zoom controls. They\ncan also zoom and pan by using two-finger movements on the map for touchscreen\ndevices.\n\n\nThe code for this map is below.\n\n\n### TypeScript\n\n```typescript\nnew google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\")!, {\n zoom,\n center,\n gestureHandling: \"cooperative\",\n});https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/samples/interaction-cooperative/index.ts#L18-L22\n```\n| **Note:** Read the [guide](/maps/documentation/javascript/using-typescript) on using TypeScript and Google Maps.\n\n### JavaScript\n\n```javascript\nnew google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\"), {\n zoom,\n center,\n gestureHandling: \"cooperative\",\n});https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/interaction-cooperative/docs/index.js#L17-L21\n```\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n[View Sample](/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/interaction-cooperative)\n\n### gestureHandling: `auto`\n\nThe map at the top of the page without the `gestureHandling` option has the same\nbehavior as the preceding map with [gestureHandling](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.gestureHandling)\nset to `cooperative` because all of the maps on this page are within an\n`\u003ciframe\u003e`. The default [gestureHandling](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.gestureHandling) value\n`auto` switches between `greedy` and `cooperative` based upon whether the map is\ncontained within an `\u003ciframe\u003e`.\n\n| Map contained within `\u003ciframe\u003e` | Behavior |\n|---------------------------------|---------------|\n| yes | `cooperative` |\n| no | `greedy` |\n\n### gestureHandling: `greedy`\n\nA map with [gestureHandling](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.gestureHandling) set to `greedy` is\nbelow. This map reacts to all touch gestures and scroll events unlike\n`cooperative`.\n\n\n### gestureHandling: `none`\n\nThe [gestureHandling](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.gestureHandling) option can also be set to\n`none` to disable gestures on the map.\n| **Note:** The `gestureHandling` option does not apply to the Street View service.\n\nDisabling Pan and Zoom\n----------------------\n\nTo entirely disable the ability to pan and zoom the map, two options,\n[gestureHandling](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.gestureHandling) and\n[zoomControl](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.zoomControl), must be included.\n\n\n### TypeScript\n\n```typescript\nnew google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\")!, {\n zoom,\n center,\n gestureHandling: \"none\",\n zoomControl: false,\n});https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/samples/interaction-disable-pan-zoom/index.ts#L13-L18\n```\n| **Note:** Read the [guide](/maps/documentation/javascript/using-typescript) on using TypeScript and Google Maps.\n\n### JavaScript\n\n```javascript\nnew google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\"), {\n zoom,\n center,\n gestureHandling: \"none\",\n zoomControl: false,\n});https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/interaction-disable-pan-zoom/docs/index.js#L12-L17\n```\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nThe map below demonstrates the combination of\n[gestureHandling](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.gestureHandling) and\n[zoomControl](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.zoomControl) in the code above.\n\n\nRestricting Map Bounds and Zoom\n-------------------------------\n\nIt may be desireable to allow gestures and zoom controls but restrict the map to\na particular bounds or a minimum and maximum zoom. To accomplish this you may\nset the [restriction](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.restriction), [minZoom](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.minZoom),\nand [maxZoom](/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions.maxZoom) options. The following code and map\ndemonstrate these options.\n\n\n### TypeScript\n\n```typescript\nnew google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\")!, {\n zoom,\n center,\n minZoom: zoom - 3,\n maxZoom: zoom + 3,\n restriction: {\n latLngBounds: {\n north: -10,\n south: -40,\n east: 160,\n west: 100,\n },\n },\n});https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/samples/interaction-restricted/index.ts#L13-L26\n```\n| **Note:** Read the [guide](/maps/documentation/javascript/using-typescript) on using TypeScript and Google Maps.\n\n### JavaScript\n\n```javascript\nnew google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\"), {\n zoom,\n center,\n minZoom: zoom - 3,\n maxZoom: zoom + 3,\n restriction: {\n latLngBounds: {\n north: -10,\n south: -40,\n east: 160,\n west: 100,\n },\n },\n});https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/interaction-restricted/docs/index.js#L12-L25\n```\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e"]]
