Center the map on a clicked feature
Use events and flyTo to center the map on a feature in a circle layer.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Center the map on a clicked feature</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
<link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.8.0/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.8.0/mapbox-gl.js"></script>
<style>
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
// https://account.mapbox.com
mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const map = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: 'map',
// Choose from Mapbox's core styles, or make your own style with Mapbox Studio
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/light-v11',
center: [-90.96, -0.47],
zoom: 7.2
});
map.on('load', () => {
// Add a GeoJSON source with 3 points.
map.addSource('points', {
'type': 'geojson',
'data': {
'type': 'FeatureCollection',
'features': [
{
'type': 'Feature',
'properties': {},
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [-91.3952, -0.9145]
}
},
{
'type': 'Feature',
'properties': {},
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [-90.3295, -0.6344]
}
},
{
'type': 'Feature',
'properties': {},
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [-91.3403, 0.0164]
}
}
]
}
});
// Add a circle layer
map.addLayer({
'id': 'circle',
'type': 'circle',
'source': 'points',
'paint': {
'circle-color': '#4264fb',
'circle-radius': 8,
'circle-stroke-width': 2,
'circle-stroke-color': '#ffffff'
}
});
// Center the map on the coordinates of any clicked circle from the 'circle' layer.
map.on('click', 'circle', (e) => {
map.flyTo({
center: e.features[0].geometry.coordinates
});
});
// Change the cursor to a pointer when the it enters a feature in the 'circle' layer.
map.on('mouseenter', 'circle', () => {
map.getCanvas().style.cursor = 'pointer';
});
// Change it back to a pointer when it leaves.
map.on('mouseleave', 'circle', () => {
map.getCanvas().style.cursor = '';
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
This code snippet will not work as expected until you replace
YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN with an access token from your Mapbox account.import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
import mapboxgl from 'mapbox-gl';
import 'mapbox-gl/dist/mapbox-gl.css';
const MapboxExample = () => {
const mapContainerRef = useRef();
const mapRef = useRef();
useEffect(() => {
// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
// https://account.mapbox.com
mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
mapRef.current = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: 'map',
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/light-v11',
center: [-90.96, -0.47],
zoom: 7.2
});
mapRef.current.on('load', () => {
mapRef.current.addSource('points', {
type: 'geojson',
data: {
type: 'FeatureCollection',
features: [
{
type: 'Feature',
properties: {},
geometry: {
type: 'Point',
coordinates: [-91.3952, -0.9145]
}
},
{
type: 'Feature',
properties: {},
geometry: {
type: 'Point',
coordinates: [-90.3295, -0.6344]
}
},
{
type: 'Feature',
properties: {},
geometry: {
type: 'Point',
coordinates: [-91.3403, 0.0164]
}
}
]
}
});
mapRef.current.addLayer({
id: 'circle',
type: 'circle',
source: 'points',
paint: {
'circle-color': '#4264fb',
'circle-radius': 8,
'circle-stroke-width': 2,
'circle-stroke-color': '#ffffff'
}
});
mapRef.current.on('click', 'circle', (e) => {
mapRef.current.flyTo({
center: e.features[0].geometry.coordinates
});
});
mapRef.current.on('mouseenter', 'circle', () => {
mapRef.current.getCanvas().style.cursor = 'pointer';
});
mapRef.current.on('mouseleave', 'circle', () => {
mapRef.current.getCanvas().style.cursor = '';
});
});
}, []);
return <div id="map" ref={mapContainerRef} style={{ height: '100%' }}></div>;
};
export default MapboxExample;
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