Google Maps Api v3 Maps in Ui-Tabs are cut

Question

I know this is a common problem here, i already look at all the topics here for a solution, but still, when i change tabs i continue with this problem:

please take a look at my js code:

  function initialize() {

//replace 0's on next line with latitude and longitude numbers from earlier on in tutorial.
var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(40.654372, -7.914174);
var myLatlng1 = new google.maps.LatLng(43.654372, -7.914174);
    var myOptions = {
      zoom: 16,
      center: myLatlng,
      mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
    }

    var myOptions1 = {
      zoom: 16,
      center: myLatlng1,
      mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
    }

//here's where we call the marker.
//getElementById must be the same as the id you gave for the container of the map
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
var map1 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas1"), myOptions1);
 //google.maps.event.trigger(map1, 'resize');
 //map1.setCenter(myLatlng1);

        var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
      position: myLatlng,
      title:"ADD TITLE OF YOUR MARKER HERE"
  });

        var marker1 = new google.maps.Marker({
      position: myLatlng1,
      title:"ADD TITLE OF YOUR MARKER HERE"
  });

        var contentString = '<div id="content">'+
    '<div id="siteNotice">'+
    '<\/div>'+
    '<h2 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">ADD TITLE HERE<\/h2>'+
    '<div id="bodyContent">'+
    '<p style="font-size:1em">ADD DESCRIPTION HERE<\/p>'+
    '<\/div>'+
    '<\/div>';

var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
    content: contentString
});

google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
  infowindow.open(map,marker);
});

google.maps.event.addListener(marker1, 'click', function() {
  infowindow.open(map1,marker1);
}); 

google.maps.event.addListener(map, "idle", function(){
    marker.setMap(map); 
});

google.maps.event.addListener(map, "idle", function(){
    marker1.setMap(map1);
});  


  // To add the marker to the map, call setMap();



  google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(map, 'idle', function() {
    google.maps.event.trigger(map, 'resize');
    map.setCenter(myLatlng); // be sure to reset the map center as well
});

google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(map1, 'idle', function() {
    google.maps.event.trigger(map1, 'resize');
    map1.setCenter(myLatlng1); // be sure to reset the map center as well
});


  }


  function loadScript() {
    var script = document.createElement("script");
    script.type = "text/javascript";
    script.src = "http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false&callback=initialize";
    document.body.appendChild(script);
  }

  window.onload = loadScript;

i have two maps, one ofr each tab. i could solve the problem of the center point being hide on the left corner with this from other post:

    .ui-tabs .ui-tabs-hide { /* my_tabs-1 contains google map */
    display: block !important;
    position: absolute !important;
    left: -10000px !important;
    top: -10000px !important;
}

but the problem stated here i had no luck even lookin at other topics here.

Answer 1

I found the clean solution:

<script type="text/javascript">
         function showAddressMap(){
                var mapOptions = {    
                          zoom: 15,
                          mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
                         }

                var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), mapOptions);

                 geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
            // searchQuery is the address I used this in a JSP so I called with $
                 geocoder.geocode( {'address': "${searchQuery}"}, function(results, status) {
                        if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
                          map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location);
                          var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
                              map: map,
                              position: results[0].geometry.location
                          });
                        } else {
                          alert("Geocode was not successful for the following reason: " + status);
                        }
                 });
                 google.maps.event.trigger(map, 'resize');

             //}
          }

          JQ(document).ready(function(){
            JQ('#tabs').tabs();
            JQ('#maptab').bind('click', function() {
                showAddressMap();
            });
          });
        </script>



    <div id="tabs">
        <li><a href="#tabs-1" id="maptab"><fmt:message key="fieldset.map"/></a></li>
    </div>
    <div id="tabs-1">
    <fieldset>
            <div id="map_canvas" style="height:500px; width:100%;"></div>
    </fieldset>
    </div>

Answer 2

You need to set the center and trigger a re-size event.

MyMap.setCenter(MyCenterCoords);
google.maps.event.trigger(MyMap, 'resize');

Answer 3

This code google.maps.event.trigger(map, 'resize') should be in the pageshow like below.

$('#map_result').live('pageshow',function(event){
    google.maps.event.trigger(map, 'resize');
}); 

By the way, have you found the solutions for this? I actually make it works using css.

Answer 4

I know its not a elegant solution, but you can just add an Iframe inside each tab. and when you click the tab, the map load with the correct sizes.