Teleporting Maps

This example uses OpenLayers v4.0.1. The latest is v.

#### Teleporting Maps

Example of moving a map from one target to another.

Click on the teleport button the map to move the map from one target to another.

Related API documentation:

- ol.Map
,
- ol.View
,
- ol.control
,
- ol.layer.Tile
,
- ol.source.OSM

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Teleporting Maps Example of moving a map from one target to another. var map = new ol.Map({ layers: [ new ol.layer.Tile({ source: new ol.source.OSM() }) ], controls: ol.control.defaults({ attributionOptions: /** @type {olx.control.AttributionOptions} */ ({ collapsible: false }) }), view: new ol.View({ center: [0, 0], zoom: 2 }) }); map.setTarget('map1'); var teleportButton = document.getElementById('teleport'); teleportButton.addEventListener('click', function() { var target = map.getTarget() === 'map1' ? 'map2' : 'map1'; map.setTarget(target); }, false); <div id="map1" class="map"></div> <div id="map2" class="map"></div> <button id="teleport">Teleport</button>

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
      <head>
        <title>Teleporting Maps</title>
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://openlayers.org/en/v4.0.1/css/ol.css" type="text/css">
        <!-- The line below is only needed for old environments like Internet Explorer and Android 4.x -->
        <script src="https://cdn.polyfill.io/v2/polyfill.min.js?features=requestAnimationFrame,Element.prototype.classList,URL"></script>
        <script src="https://openlayers.org/en/v4.0.1/build/ol.js"></script>
      </head>
      <body>
        <div id="map1" class="map"></div>
        <div id="map2" class="map"></div>
        <button id="teleport">Teleport</button>
        <script>
          var map = new ol.Map({
            layers: [
              new ol.layer.Tile({
                source: new ol.source.OSM()
              })
            ],
            controls: ol.control.defaults({
              attributionOptions: /** @type {olx.control.AttributionOptions} */ ({
                collapsible: false
              })
            }),
            view: new ol.View({
              center: [0, 0],
              zoom: 2
            })
          });

          map.setTarget('map1');

          var teleportButton = document.getElementById('teleport');

          teleportButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
            var target = map.getTarget() === 'map1' ? 'map2' : 'map1';
            map.setTarget(target);
          }, false);
        </script>
      </body>
    </html>