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Andre' Jones
26,671 PointsJavaScript Experts
when i click layer on my google map i need it to disappear. can anyone tell me why this is not working
var map, layer, layer2, that;
function initialize() {
var magnolia = new google.maps.LatLng(33.2669, -93.2392);
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), {
center: magnolia,
zoom: 9,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
layer = new google.maps.FusionTablesLayer({
query: {
select: 'geometry',
from: '1ShXo1UPsbHgxpCJ_-pgya17THKpAQ8fxGZgYhf0'
}
});
layer.setMap(map);
layer2 = new google.maps.FusionTablesLayer({
query: {
select: 'geometry',
from: '1_xr2OA7Dch2kIWpPu3Y8m9SbHUYhXuFRVVeNM-o'
}
});
layer2.setMap(map);
google.maps.event.addListener(layer,'click',function() {
document.getElementById('that').display = "none";
}); }
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
1 Answer

Andre' Jones
26,671 PointsFinally figured it out ended up using jquery
google.maps.event.addListener(layer,'click',function() { $('#that").hide();
Andre' Jones
26,671 PointsAndre' Jones
26,671 PointsI will be deleting "that" as a variable also