Google Maps, coldfusion, dynamic markers and info, opening infowindow with link on page - google-maps-api-3

Question

I have a custom google map which i have added styling to, its an event map with dynamic markers, i have got the map working where it loads all the dynamic markers and info, on my page there are results underneath the map, i would like to be able to click on a link in the results which will open the relevant infowindow on the map. I have been using Raymond Camdens demo which is from this article, i cannot get the last part to work with the links on the page(i had to take the geocoding part of the script out as i dont need it to geocode addresses, im using coordinates.)
Here is my code:
var map;
var lastinfowindow;
function initialize() {
// Create an array of styles.
var styles = [
{
stylers: [
{ hue: "#0b9cc1" },
{ saturation: -20 }
]
},{
featureType: "road",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [
{ lightness: 100 },
{ visibility: "simplified" }
]
},{
featureType: "administrative.country",
elementType: "labels",
stylers: [
{ visibility: "on" }
]
},
{ featureType: "water",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [ { visibility: "on" }, { lightness: -10 }] },
{ featureType: "poi",
stylers: [ { visibility: "on" } ] }
];
// Create a new StyledMapType object, passing it the array of styles,
// as well as the name to be displayed on the map type control.
var styledMap = new google.maps.StyledMapType(styles,
{name: "Styled Map"});
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(38, -90);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 3,
center: latlng,
mapTypeIds: [google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, 'map_style']
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),mapOptions);
var image = 'sp-mark.png';
latLng = new google.maps.LatLng ('23.00593', '12.65287');
var marker1 = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: LatLng,
title: 'Event 1 - 38',
icon:image
});
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: "<h3 class=maph3>Event 1</h3><p>Location: here</p>"
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.open(map,marker);
});
marker.gigid = 38;
marker.infowindow = infowindow;
markers[markers.length] = marker;
latLng = new google.maps.LatLng ('57.19173', '-1.7083');
var marker2 = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: LatLng,
title: 'Event 2 - 30',
icon:image
});
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: "<h3 class=maph3>Event 2</h3><p>Location: here</p>"
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.open(map,marker);
});
marker.gigid = 30;
marker.infowindow = infowindow;
markers[markers.length] = marker;
latLng = new google.maps.LatLng ('56.98083', '1.30056');
var marker3 = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: LatLng,
title: 'Event 3 - 32',
icon:image
});
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: "<h3 class=maph3>Event 3</h3><p>Location: here, Ibiza</p>"
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.open(map,marker);
});
marker.gigid = 32;
marker.infowindow = infowindow;
markers[markers.length] = marker;
latLng = new google.maps.LatLng ('58.96', '1.39861');
var marker4 = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: LatLng,
title: 'Event 4 - 41',
icon:image
});
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: "<h3 class=maph3>Event 4</h3><p>Location: here</p>"
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.open(map,marker);
});
marker.gigid = 41;
marker.infowindow = infowindow;
markers[markers.length] = marker;
latLng = new google.maps.LatLng ('-43.92528', '28.42389');
var marker5 = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: LatLng,
title: 'Event 5 - 47',
icon:image
});
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: "<h3 class=maph3>Event 5</h3><p>Location: Here</p>"
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.open(map,marker);
});
marker.gigid = 47;
marker.infowindow = infowindow;
markers[markers.length] = marker;
//Associate the styled map with the MapTypeId and set it to display.
map.mapTypes.set('map_style', styledMap);
map.setMapTypeId('map_style');
$(".order").click(function() {
var thisgig = $(this).data("gigid");
for(var i=0; i<markers.length; i++) {
if(markers[i].gigid == thisgig) {
console.log("found my match");
//get the latlong
if(lastinfowindow instanceof google.maps.InfoWindow) lastinfowindow.close();
console.dir(markers[i]);
map.panTo(markers[i].getPosition());
markers[i].infowindow.open(map, markers[i]);
lastinfowindow = markers[i].infowindow;
}
}
});
}
here is the body section where the links will go:
<body onload="initialize()">
<div id="map_canvas"></div>
<div id="orders">
<p class="order" data-gigid="38">
<b>Order 38</b><br/>
Event 1
</p>
<p class="order" data-gigid="30">
<b>Order 30</b><br/>
Event 2
</p>
<p class="order" data-gigid="32">
<b>Order 32</b><br/>
Event 3
</p>
<p class="order" data-gigid="41">
<b>Order 41</b><br/>
Event 4
</p>
<p class="order" data-gigid="47">
<b>Order 47</b><br/>
Event 5
</p>
</div>
</body>
Please can someone help me with this issue.
Thanks

Answer 1

Google maps will generally fail to load if you have any javascript errors in your page. You have many.
You have a syntax error here:
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: "<h3 class=maph3>Event 4</h3><p>Location: here</p>
});
Should be:
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: "<h3 class=maph3>Event 4</h3><p>Location: here</p>"
});
LatLng takes two floats, not two strings:
latLng = new google.maps.LatLng ('23.00593', '12.65287');
Javascript is case-sensitive. So when you say:
latLng = new google.maps.LatLng ('23.00593', '12.65287');
var marker1 = new google.maps.Marker({
...
position: LatLng
});
It doesn't recognise LatLng because your variable was called latLng
The problem here:
marker.gigid = 38;
is that you don't have a variable called marker; you have a variable called marker1:
var marker1 = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: LatLng,
title: 'Event 1 - 38',
icon:image
});
For completeness, here's how one of your markers should be done (there are better ways, but this should work):
latLng = new google.maps.LatLng (23.00593,12.65287);
var marker1 = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: latLng ,
title: 'Event 1 - 38',
icon:image
});
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: "<h3 class=maph3>Event 1</h3><p>Location: here</p>"
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker1, 'click', function() {
infowindow.open(map,marker1);
});
marker1.gigid = 38;
marker1.infowindow = infowindow;
markers[markers.length] = marker1;