google maps api v3 - open infowindow from an external click

Question

So i have a V3 map which is initialised like this:

function init() {
        var mapCenter = new google.maps.LatLng(51.5081289,-0.128005);
        var map =          


        

Answer 1

You don't have to do anything unusual or simulate a click on the marker; just make sure the OpenInfoWindow function can be reached:

//This is the simple case:
var myDiv = document.getElementById( "marker25837500" );
google.maps.event.addDomListener( myDiv, "click", OpenInfoWindow );

//Or if you have other things that you want to accomplish when this occurs:
var myDiv = document.getElementById( "marker25837500" );
google.maps.event.addDomListener( myDiv, "click", function() {
    OpenInfoWindow();
    //Do other stuff here
});

As long as the InfoWindow is in scope (can be reached when the OpenInfoWindow function is called), this should work fine.