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Marker

Creates a marker component

                        new Marker(options: Object?, legacyOptions: Options?)

Parameters

options

Name	Type (Default)	Description
options.element	HTML Element	DOM element to use as a marker. The default is a light blue, droplet-shaped SVG marker.
options.anchor	string(center)	A string indicating the part of the Marker that should be positioned closest to the coordinate set via Marker setLngLat . Options are 'center' , 'top' , 'bottom' , 'left' , 'right' , 'top-left' , 'top-right' , 'bottom-left' , and 'bottom-right' .
options.offset	Array of two points in pixel	The offset in pixels as a PointLike object to apply relative to the element's center. Negatives indicate left and up.
options.color	string(#3FB1CE)	The color to use for the default marker if options.element is not provided. The default is light blue.
options.draggable	boolean(false)	A boolean indicating whether or not a marker is able to be dragged to a new position on the map.
options.rotation	number(0)	The rotation angle of the marker in degrees, relative to its respective Marker rotationAlignment setting. A positive value will rotate the marker clockwise.
options.pitchAlignment	string(auto)	map aligns the Marker to the plane of the map. viewport aligns the Marker to the plane of the viewport. auto automatically matches the value of rotationAlignment .
options.rotationAlignment	string(auto)	map aligns the Marker 's rotation relative to the map, maintaining a bearing as the map rotates. viewport aligns the Marker 's rotation relative to the viewport, agnostic to map rotations. auto is equivalent to viewport .

                <!DOCTYPE html>
        <html>
          <head>
              <meta charset="utf-8" />
              <title>Create a draggable Marker</title>
              <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no" />
              <script src="https://maps.flightmap.io/flightmapjs"></script>
              <link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v1.6.1/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet" />
              <style>
                body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
                #map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; };
              </style>
          </head>
          <body>
              <style>
                .coordinates {
                background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
                color: #fff;
                position: absolute;
                bottom: 40px;
                left: 10px;
                padding: 5px 10px;
                margin: 0;
                font-size: 11px;
                line-height: 18px;
                border-radius: 3px;
                display: none;
                }
              </style>
              <div id="map"></div>
              <pre id="coordinates" class="coordinates"></pre>
              <script>
                var coordinates = document.getElementById('coordinates');
                var map = new flightmap.Map({
                  container: 'map',
                  style: 'style-dark.json', //hosted style id
                  center: [-77.38, 39],
                  zoom: 2,
                  accessToken: '<your access token here>'
                });

                var marker = new flightmap.Marker({
                  draggable: true
                })
                  .setLngLat([0, 0])
                  .addTo(map);

                function onDragEnd() {
                  var lngLat = marker.getLngLat();
                  coordinates.style.display = 'block';
                  coordinates.innerHTML =
                    'Longitude: ' + lngLat.lng + '<br />Latitude: ' + lngLat.lat;
                }

                marker.on('dragend', onDragEnd);
              </script>
          </body>
        </html>