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Markers as links
Click on a marker to go to a web page.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Markers as links</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([39.12367, -76.81229], 9)
.addLayer(L.mapbox.styleLayer('mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v11'));
var myLayer = L.mapbox.featureLayer().addTo(map);
// The GeoJSON representing the two point features
var geojson = {
type: 'FeatureCollection',
features: [{
type: 'Feature',
properties: {
title: 'Washington, D.C.',
'marker-color': '#f86767',
'marker-size': 'large',
'marker-symbol': 'star',
url: 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.'
},
geometry: {
type: 'Point',
coordinates: [-77.03201, 38.90065]
}
},
{
type: 'Feature',
properties: {
title: 'Baltimore, MD',
'marker-color': '#7ec9b1',
'marker-size': 'large',
'marker-symbol': 'star',
url: 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore'
},
geometry: {
type: 'Point',
coordinates: [-76.60767, 39.28755]
}
}]
};
// Pass features and a custom factory function to the map
myLayer.setGeoJSON(geojson);
myLayer.on('click', function(e) {
window.open(e.layer.feature.properties.url);
});
</script>
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with
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