Question

according to google maps i can plan a route that crosses over several waypoints. It is explained here:http://code.google.com/intl/nl-NL/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/services.html#Routes

Now the api wants me to add the waypoints like this:

location: waypoints

so waypoints is an array wich i have to assign to the location: parameter but from what ive seen in the demo they fill the array with strings of the locations. What i was wondering if it was possible to pass the latitude and longitude instead of the strings?

update: this is the part where i try to create a route. i have put the same value in location throughout the entire loop for now but id doesn’t work if i use variable values neither

function calcRoute() {

    var waypts = [];

    for (var i in owt.stores.spotStore.data.map) {
        waypts.push({
            location:  new google.maps.LatLng(12.3, -33.6),
            stopover:true
        });
        console.log(waypts);
    }
    var request = {
        origin: new google.maps.LatLng(50.82788, 3.26499),
        destination: new google.maps.LatLng(50.82788, 3.26499),
        waypoints: waypts,
        optimizeWaypoints: true,
        travelMode: google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING
    };

    directionsService.route(request, function(response, status) {
        if (status == google.maps.DirectionsStatus.OK) {
            directionsDisplay.setDirections(response);
        }
    });
}
;

Answer 1

According to the API reference:

A DirectionsWaypoint represents a location between origin and destination through which the trip should be routed.

location LatLng|string Waypoint
location. Can be an address string or
LatLng. Optional

So creating a new Waypoint with a lat-long value should be as below

return {
    location:new google.maps.LatLng(12.3, -33.6),
    stopover:true
};