Question

I am using Google Map to collect marker data to include in a form submission. My problem is, a user can add as many marker locations as they want before submitting. I would like to limit it so that only 1 marker can be added. Here’s my code:

 GEvent.addListener(map, "click", function(overlay, latlng) {
          if (latlng) {
            marker = new GMarker(latlng, {draggable:true});
            GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
              var html = "<table>" +
                         "<tr><td>Name:</td> <td><input type='hidden' id='name'/> </td> </tr>" +
                         "<tr><td>Address:</td> <td><input type='hidden' id='address'/></td> </tr>" +
                         "<tr><td>Type:</td> <td><select id='type'>" +
                         "</select> </td></tr>" +
                         "<tr><td></td><td></td></tr>";

              marker.openInfoWindow(html);
            });
            map.addOverlay(marker);
          }
        });

Answer 1

Simply define a global flag and set it when adding a marker:

var map;
var noMarker = true;
...

if (latlng && noMarker) {
...
map.addOverlay(marker);
noMarker = false;

OR:

myListener =  GEvent.addListener(map, "click", function(overlay, latlng) {
...  
map.addOverlay(marker);
GEvent.removeListener(myListener);