Google Maps v3: Enforcing min. zoom level when using fitBounds

Question

I\'m drawing a series of markers on a map (using v3 of the maps api).

In v2, I had the following code:

  bounds = new GLatLngBounds();

  ... loop th         


        

Answer 1

Since Google Maps V3 is event driven, you can tell the API to set back the zoom to a proper amount when the zoom_changed event triggers:

var initial = true
google.maps.event.addListener(map, "zoom_changed", function() {
    if (initial == true){
       if (map.getZoom() > 11) {
         map.setZoom(11);
         initial = false;
       }
    }
}); 

I used initial to make the map not zooming too much when the eventual fitBounds is permorfed, but to let the user zoom as much as he/she wants. Without the condition any zoom event over 11 would be possible for the user.