google map problem

Question

I got a google map and I load it but I want to change the direction or center by changing the center,how can I do this? I got a code like this to load the map:

function putmap(x) {
           if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {


            map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("Map"));

            // Create new geocoding object
            geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();

            // Retrieve location information, pass it to addToMap()
            geocoder.getLocations(x, addToMap);

        }


}

I want to change the value of x by say entering a new value on the textbox how can I do this...

Answer 1

Give your textbox an id, then you can write

geocoder.getLocations(document.getElementById("mytextbox").value, addToMap);

Answer 2

Well, you change the center by doing

map.setCenter(new GLatLng(lat, lng), map.getZoom());

Look here for more detail. If you know the zoom level you want, you can use that instead of map.getZoom().

Answer 3

Are you using the Map2 API? If so, just use the setCenter() method:

var map = new google.maps.Map2(document.getElementById("map"));
map.setCenter(new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0), 2);

See the docs for more help getting started.