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Centering markers

When a user selects a marker, center the map on its coordinates.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Centering markers</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/mapbox.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<style>
  body { margin:0; padding:0; }
  #map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id='map'></div>
<script>
L.mapbox.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
    var map = L.mapbox.map('map')
      .setView([37.77396, -122.4366], 13)
      .addLayer(L.mapbox.styleLayer('mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v11'));

    var myFeatureLayer = L.mapbox.featureLayer('/mapbox.js/assets/data/sf_locations.geojson')
      .addTo(map);

    myFeatureLayer.on('click', function(e) {
        map.panTo(e.layer.getLatLng());
    });
</script>
</body>
</html>
to create your own custom map and use it in this example.
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