Disable click behavior of POI markers in Google Maps JS API

Question

As of Google Maps API v3.6, maps now include \"points of interest\", which are gray markers embedded into a map. When the user clicks on this icon, an InfoWindow appears wi

Answer 1

By referencing this URL (https://stackoverflow.com/a/24234818/6160436), I somehow managed to hide the Info windows of POI and call the click event listener of map when the user clicks on the POI. But I'm not sure whether this violates TOS or not, so use at your own risk.

        //keep a reference to the original setPosition-function
        var fx = google.maps.InfoWindow.prototype.setPosition;

        //override the built-in setPosition-method
        google.maps.InfoWindow.prototype.setPosition = function () {

            //this property isn't documented, but as it seems
            //it's only defined for InfoWindows opened on POI's
            if (this.logAsInternal) {
                if (this.getPosition()) {
                    console.log(this.getPosition());
                    google.maps.event.trigger(map, 'click', {latLng: this.getPosition()});
                }
                else{
                    google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(this, 'map_changed',function () {
                        console.log(this.getPosition());
                        google.maps.event.trigger(map, 'click', {latLng: this.getPosition()});

                        // var map = this.getMap();
                        // //the infoWindow will be opened, usually after a click on a POI
                        // if (map) {
                            //trigger the click

                            var removeInfoWindow = null;

                            removeInfoWindow = setInterval(function(){
                                if ($('.gm-style-iw').parent().length) {
                                    $('.gm-style-iw').parent().hide();
                                    clearInterval(removeInfoWindow);
                                };
                            },1);
                        // }
                    });
                };
            }

            //call the original setPosition-method
            fx.apply(this, arguments);
        };

        google.maps.event.addListener(map,'click',function(e){
            alert('clicked @'+e.latLng.toString())
            console.log('ok');
        });