Showing a map with a path
When displaying maps, sometimes we may want to show more than just locations. Besides markers, the other most common map overlays are paths and areas.
In this recipe, we're going to create a map showing a path and an area.
How to do it...
Let's write the HTML and JavaScript code.
Like in the Showing a map with a marked location recipe, we'll need to include the appropriate CSS and scripts. The following is an example HTML file:
<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <title>Map example</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.4/leaflet.css" /> <!--[if lte IE 8]> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.4/leaflet.ie.css" /> <![endif]--> </head> <body> <div id="map" style="height:480px; width:640px;"></div> <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min...