TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that enables type checking and other benefits. Google Maps API is a popular API for location services that enables interactive maps and geocoding. In this article, we'll show you how to integrate TypeScript with the Google Maps API to create location-based services.
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that enables type checking and other benefits. TypeScript is easy to use with existing JavaScript code and can be adopted incrementally.
Google Maps API is a popular API for location services that enables interactive maps and geocoding. The API can be used to create location-based services such as maps, search, and navigation.
To use the Google Maps API with TypeScript, you will need to create a TypeScript declaration file. A TypeScript declaration file is a file that contains TypeScript type information for JavaScript libraries. The declaration file for the Google Maps API is available on GitHub.
Once you have downloaded the declaration file, you can include it in your TypeScript project with the following line of code:
/// <reference path="google-maps-api.d.ts" />
You can now use the Google Maps API in your TypeScript code. For example, the following code creates a map and adds a marker to the map:
var map: google.maps.Map;
var marker: google.maps.Marker;
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
zoom: 8,
center: {lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644}
});
marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: {lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644},
map: map
});