Close all info windows google maps API V3?

Question

How do i get all info windows to close upon clikcing another pin or clicking the map in itself? I'm using http://google-maps-utility-library-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/infobox/docs/reference.html and a kml overlay. heres my JS so far:

jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
    function initialize() {
        google.maps.visualRefresh = true;
        var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(51.201465, -0.30244);
        var mapOptions = {
            zoom: 12,
            center: myLatlng,
            mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
        };

        var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'),
        mapOptions);

        var kmlLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer({
            url: 'http://***.com/new/wp-content/themes/required-starter/CGAGolfAcademies.kml?rand=' + (new Date()).valueOf(),
            suppressInfoWindows: true,
            map: map
        });

        google.maps.event.addListener(kmlLayer, 'click', function (kmlEvent) {
            showInContentWindow(kmlEvent.latLng, kmlEvent.featureData.description);
        });

        function showInContentWindow(position, text) {
            var content = "<div class='info_win'><p>" + text + "</p></div>";
            var infowindow =new InfoBox({
                 content: content,
                 disableAutoPan: false,
                 maxWidth: 0,
                 position: position,
                 pixelOffset: new google.maps.Size(-140, 0),
                 zIndex: null,
                 boxStyle: { 
                  background: "#FBFBFB"
                  ,opacity: 0.90
                  ,width: "280px"
                 },
                 closeBoxMargin: "10px 2px 2px 2px",
                 closeBoxURL: "http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mapfiles/close.gif",
                 infoBoxClearance: new google.maps.Size(1, 1),
                 isHidden: false,
                 pane: "floatPane",
                 enableEventPropagation: false
        });


    infowindow.open(map);

        }
                    /******AJAX MAP ****/
            siteURL = 'http://' + top.location.host.toString();
            coachesLinks = jQuery('.info_win a');
            coachesLinks.click(function (e) {
                e.preventDefault();
            });
            coachesLinks.click(function (e) {
                alert('FRED');
                $el = jQuery(this);
                URL = $el.attr('href');
                shareurl = $el.attr('href');
                URL = URL + " .main";
                jQuery('#content_two').show('slow').load(URL, function () {
                    scrollToAnchor('content_two');
                    $('.main').css('overflow', 'visible');
                    $('#content_two').css('overflow', 'visible');
                    jQuery('#content_two .back').on('click', function () {
                        jQuery(this).hide('slow');
                        var contentTwo = jQuery('#content_two');
                        if (contentTwo.is(':hidden')) {
                            jQuery('#content_two .back').hide();
                        } else {
                            contentTwo.hide('slow');
                            jQuery('#content > .main').show('slow');
                            jQuery('#content > .main').css('overflow', 'visible');
                            scrollToAnchor('access');
                        }
                    });

                });
                $('#content > .main').hide('slow');
            });

    }

    google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
});

Possible duplicate of [Close all infowindows in Google Maps API v3](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4539905/close-all-infowindows-in-google-maps-api-v3) — Nacht, Oct 21 '18 at 22:53

score 57 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 28 '13 at 21:16

57

As you see in the API docs, an InfoBox has a close()-method.

Collect all the InfoBox'es you create in an array. Then iterate over this array and call close for each infobox, when you need to close them all at once.

In the top, add an array to hold all the infoboxes created

jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
    var infoWindows = [];

In function showInContentWindow add the following right after var infowindow=new.., eg just before infowindow.open

//add infowindow to array
infoWindows.push(infowindow);

add this function

function closeAllInfoWindows() {
  for (var i=0;i<infoWindows.length;i++) {
     infoWindows[i].close();
  }
}

here called by a link

<a href="#" onclick="closeAllInfoWindows();">Close all infowindows</a>

answered Sep 28 '13 at 21:16

davidkonrad

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But what about info windows user May have opened bye clicKing google places? – Fernando Fabreti Jun 16 '15 at 21:34
Great solution. Thanks! – TechyDude Sep 04 '17 at 20:42
@FernandoFabreti for Google Places infoWindows, solution here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/61310243/4378314 – Kalnode Aug 24 '22 at 20:24

Daniel Mai · Answer 2 · 2017-01-26T21:14:49.750

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You can also keep your active (opened) info window in a higher scope or global variable

var activeInfoWindow;

and in the click event listener, close the active info window (if there's one), then set this info window as active

var infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
  content: name
});

google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
  activeInfoWindow&&activeInfoWindow.close();
  infoWindow.open(map, marker);
  activeInfoWindow = infoWindow;
});

edited Jan 26 '17 at 21:14

answered Jan 26 '17 at 13:45

Daniel Mai

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This is the best solution if you only have 1x infowindow open at a time – stef Jun 03 '17 at 07:39

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 15 '19 at 02:40

In case anyone wants to do this in the context of gmaps3 jQuery wrapper...

var infoWindows = [];
var locations=[
    {position:[123,456],content:'<h3>marker title 1</h3><p>msg text</p>/div>'}
]
var map=$('#mapName').gmap3()
.marker(locations)
.infowindow(locations)
.then(function (infowindow) {
    var map = this.get(0);
    var marker = this.get(1);
    marker.forEach(function(item,i){
        item.addListener('click', function() {
            closeAllInfoWindows();
            infowindow[i].open(map, item);
            infoWindows.push(infowindow[i]);
        });
    })
})
.fit();

function closeAllInfoWindows() {
  for (var i=0;i<infoWindows.length;i++) {
     infoWindows[i].close();
  }
}

Close all info windows google maps API V3?

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