Issue rendering Google maps on 2nd render In Dialog Box

Question

I have a website that i have built that is 90% jQuery with ajax so i would like to render different maps with directions with the click of a button without page refreshing.

I have everything working right for the first rendering as you can see in the following picture.

But when i go to reload or change to a different one i Get this: (I think it is still rendering the map with the points. just canvas is not right)

here is my code for the mapping:

window.initialize_map = function() {
    function getMiles(i) {
        return i*0.000621371192;
    }
    function toHHMMSS(i) {
        var sec_num = parseInt(i, 10); // don't forget the second param
        var hours   = Math.floor(sec_num / 3600);
        var minutes = Math.floor((sec_num - (hours * 3600)) / 60);
        var seconds = sec_num - (hours * 3600) - (minutes * 60);

        if (hours   < 10) {hours   = "0"+hours;}
        if (minutes < 10) {minutes = "0"+minutes;}
        if (seconds < 10) {seconds = "0"+seconds;}
        time = hours+' hours '+minutes+' minutes ';
        return time;
    }

    var address, bounds, center, dest, dest_lat, dest_lng, directionsService, estimate_dest, estimate_origin, geocoder, map, mapOptions, none_location, one_location, origin, origin_lat, origin_lng, renderDirections, requestDirections, table, zoom, route, distance, distance1, duration, current, current_lng, current_lat, waypnt, estimate_current, directionsRenderer;
    table = $("#gmap");
    waypnt = [];
    dest_lng = table.attr("dest_lat");
    dest_lat = table.attr("dest_lng");
    origin_lng = table.attr("origin_lat");
    origin_lat = table.attr("origin_lng");
    dest = table.attr("dest");
    current_lng = table.attr("current_lng");
    current_lat = table.attr("current_lat");

    var current1 = table.attr("current");
    var origin1 = table.attr("origin");

    if (current1 === ''){
        origin = origin1;

    }
    else{
        origin = current1;
        var waypoint = origin1;
        estimate_current = new google.maps.LatLng(parseInt(current_lat), parseInt(current_lng));
    }
    estimate_origin = new google.maps.LatLng(parseInt(origin_lat), parseInt(origin_lng));
    estimate_dest = new google.maps.LatLng(parseInt(dest_lat), parseInt(dest_lng));
    geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();

    directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService;
    directionsRenderer = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer({suppressMarkers: true});


    renderDirections = function(result) {
        directionsRenderer.setMap(map);
        return directionsRenderer.setDirections(result);
    };
    var icons1 = {
        start: {
            name: 'Current Location',
            icon: '/assets/truck.png'
        },
        load: {
            name: 'Load Pickup',
            icon: '/assets/crate.png'
        },
        info: {
            name: 'Destination',
            icon: '/assets/enduser.png'
        }
    };
    var icons = {
        start: new google.maps.MarkerImage(
            // URL
            '/assets/truck.png',
            // (width,height)
            new google.maps.Size( 32, 32 ),
            // The origin point (x,y)
            new google.maps.Point( 0, 0 ),
            // The anchor point (x,y)
            new google.maps.Point( 13, 32 )
        ),
        load: new google.maps.MarkerImage(
            // URL
            '/assets/crate.png',
            // (width,height)
            new google.maps.Size( 32, 32 ),
            // The origin point (x,y)
            new google.maps.Point( 0, 0 ),
            // The anchor point (x,y)
            new google.maps.Point( 13, 32 )
        ),
        end: new google.maps.MarkerImage(
            // URL
            '/assets/enduser.png',
            // (width,height)
            new google.maps.Size( 32, 32 ),
            // The origin point (x,y)
            new google.maps.Point( 0, 0 ),
            // The anchor point (x,y)
            new google.maps.Point( 13, 32 )
        )
    };
    function makeMarker( position, icon, title ) {
        new google.maps.Marker({
            position: position,
            map: map,
            icon: icon,
            title: title
        });
    }
    requestDirections = function(start, end, waypnt) {
        return directionsService.route({
            origin: start,
            destination: end,
            waypoints: waypnt,
            travelMode: google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING
        }, function(result) {
            myObj = result;
            route = result.routes[0];
            distance = document.getElementById('distance');
            distance1 = document.getElementById('distance1');
            var distance2 = document.getElementById('distance2');
            duration = document.getElementById('duration');
            var total_distance = 0;
            var total_duration = 0;

            for (var i = 0; i < route.legs.length; i++) {
                if (route.legs.length > 1){
                    if (i === 0 ){
                        distance.innerHTML += ' <b>Dead Head:</b> <br>';
                        makeMarker( route.legs[i].start_location, icons.start, "Current Location" );
                    }
                    else{
                        distance.innerHTML += ' <b>Load Route:</b> <br>';
                        distance2.innerHTML = Math.round(getMiles(route.legs[i].distance.value)) + " Miles"
                        makeMarker( route.legs[i].start_location, icons.load, "Origin" );
                        makeMarker( route.legs[i].end_location, icons.end, 'Destination' );
                    }
                }
                else{
                    distance.innerHTML += ' <b>Load Route:</b> <br>';
                    distance2.innerHTML = Math.round(getMiles(route.legs[i].distance.value)) + " Miles"
                    makeMarker( route.legs[i].start_location, icons.load, "Origin" );
                    makeMarker( route.legs[i].end_location, icons.end, 'Destination' );
                }


                distance.innerHTML += route.legs[i].start_address + '* to ';
                distance.innerHTML += route.legs[i].end_address + '*<br>';
                distance.innerHTML += route.legs[i].duration.text + '<br>';
                distance.innerHTML += route.legs[i].distance.text + '<br><br>';
                total_duration += route.legs[i].duration.value;
                total_distance += route.legs[i].distance.value;
            }
            distance.innerHTML += '<small>*Based On Estimated Origin & Destination Locations</small>';
            distance1.innerHTML = Math.round(getMiles(total_distance)) + " Miles";
            duration.innerHTML = toHHMMSS(total_duration);

            return renderDirections(result);
        });
    };



    one_location = false;
    none_location = false;
    if (dest.toLowerCase() === "anywhere" && origin.toLowerCase() === "anywhere") {
        center = new google.maps.LatLng(37.2153, -93.2981);
        one_location = true;
        none_location = true;
        zoom = 4;
    } else if (dest.toLowerCase() === "anywhere") {
        center = estimate_origin;
        address = origin;
        zoom = 6;
        one_location = true;
    } else if (origin.toLowerCase() === "anywhere") {
        center = estimate_dest;
        address = dest;
        zoom = 6;
        one_location = true;
    } else {
        center = new google.maps.LatLng(34, 34);
        zoom = 6;
    }
    mapOptions = {
        center: center,
        zoom: zoom,
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
        disableDefaultUI: true
    };
    map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), mapOptions);

    if (one_location) {
        if (!none_location) {
            return geocoder.geocode({
                'address': address
            }, function(results, status) {
                var marker;
                return marker = new google.maps.Marker({
                    position: results[0].geometry.location,
                    map: map,
                    title: 'Loadmax'
                });
            });
        }
    } else {
        bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
        if (estimate_current){
            bounds.extend(estimate_current);
        }
        bounds.extend(estimate_origin);
        bounds.extend(estimate_dest);
        map.fitBounds(bounds);
        var legend = document.getElementById('legend');
        for (var key in icons1) {
            var type = icons1[key];
            var name = type.name;
            var icon = type.icon;
            var div = document.createElement('div');
            div.innerHTML = '<img src="' + icon + '"> ' + name;
            legend.appendChild(div);
        }
        map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.RIGHT_BOTTOM].push(legend);
        if (waypoint){
            waypnt.push({
                location:waypoint,
                stopover:true});
        }
        return requestDirections(origin, dest, waypnt);

    }

};

here is my code for the html view:

<div class="span6" id="map_canvas" style="height:400px"></div>

and i initiate the maps by this:

initialize_map();

By the way everything you see in those pictures are generated thru an ajax request that is replacing everything in that div with this command:

$("#map_info_div").replaceWith(
        "<%= escape_javascript(render :partial => 'classic_dialogs/load_search/load_details', :locals => {:load_info => @load_info, :current1 => @current}) %>"
);

so every time that whole section is completely redrawn and calls a new:

initialize_map();

UPDATE:

i have tried to use this:

google.maps.event.trigger(map_canvas,'resize');

It will give me back the rest of the map but it is still not in the Bounds that should be set.

I currently have the rendering process in a function that i call when the html is loaded.

I have been trying to access the map instance from the console of chrome browser but since the map variable is in the function i am unable to access it

This map is being displayed in a JQUERY DIALOG Box if that has any effect

From working with this it is like the google map canvas is rendering from point 0,0 of the dialog box because every time i use the re-size code i have to drag the canvas down and to the right to see the points...

Answer 1

I have SOLVED this issue... Since the map was in a dialog box it was tring to render the map before it was finished loading the HTML so i had to put an open fuction on the dialog box to trigger it after the html was loaded

$("#map_form").dialog({
    open: function( event, ui ) {
        initialize_map();
    },
    autoOpen: false,
    width: 1000,
    buttons: {
        "Close": function () {
            $(this).dialog("close");
        }
    }
});

Hope this helps others