Google Maps API v3 MapTypeId as variable

Question

When setting the google map type:

map.setMapTypeId(google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN);

Can I replace "TERRAIN" by a js variable containing the string "TERRAIN", "SATELLITE", etc?

Answer 1

Yes, call it like this:

var mapType = "TERRAIN";
map.setMapTypeId(google.maps.MapTypeId[mapType]);