Google Maps JavaScript API Get Lat/Lng from another function and push to Street View Image API

Question

I'm using the Google Maps JavaScript API and this solution for getting closest points on the map and displaying them.

function findClosestN(pt,numberOfResults) {

    var closest = [];

    for (var i=0; i<gmarkers.length;i++) {
         gmarkers[i].distance = google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeDistanceBetween(pt,gmarkers[i].getPosition());
         gmarkers[i].setMap(null);
         closest.push(gmarkers[i]);
       }
       closest.sort(sortByDist);
       return closest;
    }

    function sortByDist(a,b) {
       return (a.distance- b.distance)
    }

    function calculateDistances(pt,closest,numberOfResults) {
      var service = new google.maps.DistanceMatrixService();
      var request =    {
          origins: [pt],
          destinations: [],
          travelMode: google.maps.TravelMode.DRIVING,
          unitSystem: google.maps.UnitSystem.IMPERIAL,
          avoidHighways: false,
          avoidTolls: false
        };
      for (var i=0; i<closest.length; i++) request.destinations.push(closest[i].getPosition());
      service.getDistanceMatrix(request, function (response, status) {
        if (status != google.maps.DistanceMatrixStatus.OK) {
          alert('Error was: ' + status);
        } else { 

          var origins = response.originAddresses;
          var destinations = response.destinationAddresses;
          var outputDiv = document.getElementById('search_results');
          outputDiv.innerHTML = '';

          photo_lat = closest[i].lat; // lat
          photo_lng = closest[i].lng; // lng

          profile_photo = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/streetview?size=600x300&location=" + photo_lat + "," + photo_lng + "&heading=151.78&pitch=-0.76";

          var results = response.rows[0].elements;
          for (var i = 0; i < numberOfResults; i++) {
            closest[i].setMap(map);
            outputDiv.innerHTML += "<div class='location_list' style='background:url(" + profile_photo + ");'>" + "<div class='inner'>" + "<a href='javascript:google.maps.event.trigger(closest["+i+"],\"click\");'>"+closest[i].title + '</a><br>' + closest[i].address+"<br>"
                + results[i].distance.text + ' appoximately '
                + results[i].duration.text
                + "</div></div>";
          }
        }
      });

}

In the calculateDistances method, I'd now like to get the lat and lng values for each of the "closest" results. Then I would like to pass each of these lat/lng pairs into the Street View Image API to display a static street view image of each location:

photo_lat = closest[i].lat; // lat
photo_lng = closest[i].lng; // lng

closest[i] doesn't seem to be the correct target though. How can I extract the lat/lng from each "closest" result within the method?

 <style> html { height: 100%; } body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-size: 26px; font-family: "filson-soft"; } #map_container { height: 700px; } #map { width: 80%; height: 100%; float: left; } #locations_list { width: 20%; height: 100%; overflow-y: scroll; float: left; } .location_list { color: #ffffff; height: 140px; background-size: 100% !important; background-position: center !important; } #search_results { font-size: 14px; } #search_results .inner { padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 60px; } </style> <div id="map_container"> <div id="map"></div> <div id="locations_list"> <div id="search_results"></div> </div> </div> <script> google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, "load", initMap); var geocoder; var map; var locations; var gmarkers = []; var closest = []; var search_lat; var search_lng; var infowindow; var directionsDisplay; var directionsService; function initMap() { gmarkers = []; directionsDisplay = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer(); directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService; geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder(); // SET THE CENTER OF THE MAP var theCenter = { lat: 38.5803844, lng: -121.50024189999999 }; // ADD THE MAP AND SET THE MAP OPTIONS map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), { zoom: 16, center: theCenter }); locations = [ ["Joes Parking Garage","1001 6th St","Sacramento","CA","95814","38.58205649","-121.49857521","parking_garage"], ["Mikes Parking Garage","918 5th St","Sacramento","CA","95814","38.5826939","-121.50012016","parking_garage"] ]; infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow(); var marker, i; var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(); console.log("found " + locations.length + " locations<br>"); for (i = 0; i < locations.length; i++) { var icon_image = 'http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/ms/micons/parkinglot.png'; var coordStr = locations[i][5] + "," + locations[i][6]; var coords = coordStr.split(","); var pt = new google.maps.LatLng(parseFloat(coords[0]),parseFloat(coords[1])); bounds.extend(pt); var location_name = locations[i][0]; var location_address = locations[i][1] + ', ' + locations[i][2] + ', ' + locations[i][3] + ' ' + locations[i][4]; marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: pt, animation: google.maps.Animation.DROP, icon: icon_image, map: map, title: location_name, address: location_address }); gmarkers.push(marker); } var address = "547 L St, Sacramento, CA 95814"; geocoder.geocode( { 'address': address}, function(results, status) { if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) { search_lat = results[0].geometry.location.lat(); search_lng = results[0].geometry.location.lng(); console.log('search address coordinates: ' + search_lat + ', ' + search_lng); closest = findClosestN(results[0].geometry.location,10); // get driving distance closest = closest.splice(0,10); calculateDistances(results[0].geometry.location, closest,10); //calculateAndDisplayRoute(directionsService, directionsDisplay); } else { alert("Geocode was not successful for the following reason: " + status); } }); } function findClosestN(pt,numberOfResults) { var closest = []; //document.getElementById('info').innerHTML += "processing "+gmarkers.length+"<br>"; for (var i=0; i<gmarkers.length;i++) { gmarkers[i].distance = google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeDistanceBetween(pt,gmarkers[i].getPosition()); // document.getElementById('info').innerHTML += "process "+i+":"+gmarkers[i].getPosition().toUrlValue(6)+":"+gmarkers[i].distance.toFixed(2)+"<br>"; gmarkers[i].setMap(null); closest.push(gmarkers[i]); } closest.sort(sortByDist); return closest; } function sortByDist(a,b) { return (a.distance- b.distance); } function calculateDistances(pt,closest,numberOfResults) { var service = new google.maps.DistanceMatrixService(); var request = { origins: [pt], destinations: [], travelMode: google.maps.TravelMode.DRIVING, unitSystem: google.maps.UnitSystem.IMPERIAL, avoidHighways: false, avoidTolls: false }; for (var i=0; i<closest.length; i++) request.destinations.push(closest[i].getPosition()); service.getDistanceMatrix(request, function (response, status) { if (status != google.maps.DistanceMatrixStatus.OK) { alert('Error was: ' + status); } else { var origins = response.originAddresses; var destinations = response.destinationAddresses; var outputDiv = document.getElementById('search_results'); outputDiv.innerHTML = ''; var results = response.rows[0].elements; for (var i = 0; i < numberOfResults; i++) { closest[i].setMap(map); photo_lat = closest[i].getPosition().lat(); // lat photo_lng = closest[i].getPosition().lng(); // lng profile_photo = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/streetview?sensor=false&size=600x300&location=" + photo_lat + "," + photo_lng + "&heading=151.78&pitch=-0.76"; outputDiv.innerHTML += "<div class='location_list' style='background:url(" + profile_photo + ");'>" + "<div class='inner'>" + "<a href='javascript:google.maps.event.trigger(closest["+i+"],\\"click\\");'>"+closest[i].title + '</a><br>' + closest[i].address+"<br>" + results[i].distance.text + ' appoximately ' + results[i].duration.text + "</div></div>"; } } }); } </script> <script async defer src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false&libraries=geometry,places&callback=initMap"></script> </body> </html> 

Answer 1

The elements of the closest array are google.maps.Marker objects. To get their location, call their .getPosition() method (returns a google.maps.LatLng object).

photo_lat = closest[i].getPosition().lat(); // lat
photo_lng = closest[i].getPosition().lng(); // lng