Toggle marker color on click

Set an active marker color depending on the one selected.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Toggle marker color on click</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.1.1/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.1.1/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', 'mapbox.streets')
    .setView([37.9, -77], 6);

var geoJson = {
  type: 'FeatureCollection',
  features: [{
    type: 'Feature',
    geometry: {
      type: 'Point',
      coordinates: [-77, 37.9]
    },
    properties: {
      title: 'Marker One',
      'marker-color': '#bbb'
    }
  },
    {
      type: 'Feature',
      geometry: {
        type: 'Point',
        coordinates: [-78, 36.5]
      },
      properties: {
        title: 'Marker Two',
        'marker-color': '#bbb'
      }
    }]
};

var myLayer = L.mapbox.featureLayer().addTo(map);

myLayer.setGeoJSON(geoJson);

function resetColors() {
    for (var i = 0; i < geoJson.length; i++) {
        geoJson[i].properties['marker-color'] = geoJson[i].properties['old-color'] ||
            geoJson[i].properties['marker-color'];
    }
    myLayer.setGeoJSON(geoJson);
}

myLayer.on('click', function(e) {
    resetColors();
    e.layer.feature.properties['old-color'] = e.layer.feature.properties['marker-color'];
    e.layer.feature.properties['marker-color'] = '#ff8888';
    myLayer.setGeoJSON(geoJson);
});

map.on('click', resetColors);
</script>

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