Google maps api v3 draw polyline

Question

I'm new in javascript so i have problem with drawing polyline on my map. I'm receiving coordinates from GPS in vehicle and i want to draw car movement. So for i put markers on the places my car passed, but i'm not sure how to add polyline. Can anybody help me?

I've written this so far:

    var map;
    var markers=[];
    var timeout=5000;
    var interval=null;

    function init2(){
        var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(45.7997016667,15.97143);
        var mapOptions = {
            zoom: 14,
            center: myLatlng,
            zoomControl: true,
            zoomControlOptions: {
                style: google.maps.ZoomControlStyle.SMALL
            },
            mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
        };

        map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
        update_markers();
    }
    function update_markers(){
        console.log('update...');
        for(var x in markers){
            markers[x].setMap(null);
        }
        markers=[];
        $.getJSON('/get',
            function(d){
                var l=d.length;
                for(var x=l-5;x<l;x++){
                    var f1=parseFloat(d[x].lat);
                    var f2=parseFloat(d[x].long);
                    if(f1>100){
                        continue;
                        f1=f1/100.0;
                        f2=f2/100.0;
                    }

                    markers.push(new google.maps.Marker({
                        position: new google.maps.LatLng(f1, f2),
                        map: map,
                        title: d[x].time
                    }));
                }
            }
        );
        interval=setTimeout(update_markers, timeout);
    }

    google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', init2);

    $(function(){
        $('#timeout_sel').change(function(){
            clearTimeout(interval);
            timeout=$(this).val();
            update_markers();
        });
    });

And i don't know how to put this into my code:

    function initialize() {
  var myLatLng = new google.maps.LatLng(0, -180);
  var mapOptions = {
    zoom: 3,
    center: myLatLng,
    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN
  };

  var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);

  var flightPlanCoordinates = [
      new google.maps.LatLng(37.772323, -122.214897),
      new google.maps.LatLng(21.291982, -157.821856),
      new google.maps.LatLng(-18.142599, 178.431),
      new google.maps.LatLng(-27.46758, 153.027892)
  ];
  var flightPath = new google.maps.Polyline({
    path: flightPlanCoordinates,
    strokeColor: '#FF0000',
    strokeOpacity: 1.0,
    strokeWeight: 2
  });

  flightPath.setMap(map);
}

google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);

Can you give me some tips? The second code is from google examples and it uses fixed latlng, how do i add this in may update_markers function so it uses the same coordinates as marker?

EDIT:

    var map;
    var markers=[];
    var timeout=5000;
    var interval=null;
    var flightPlanCoordinates=[];

    function init2(){
        var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(45.7997016667,15.97143);
        var mapOptions = {
            zoom: 14,
            center: myLatlng,
            zoomControl: true,
            zoomControlOptions: {
                style: google.maps.ZoomControlStyle.SMALL
            },
            mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
        };

        map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
        update_markers();
    }
    function update_markers(){
        console.log('update...');
        for(var x in markers){
            markers[x].setMap(null);
        }
        markers=[];
        $.getJSON('/get',
            function(d){
                var l=d.length;
                for(var x=l-5;x<l;x++){
                    var f1=parseFloat(d[x].lat);
                    var f2=parseFloat(d[x].long);
                    if(f1>100){
                        continue;
                        f1=f1/100.0;
                        f2=f2/100.0;
                    }

                    markers.push(new google.maps.Marker({
                        position: new google.maps.LatLng(f1, f2),
                        map: map,
                        title: d[x].time
                    }));
                    flightPlanCoordinates = new google.maps.LatLng(f1,f2);
                 }
                 var flightPath = new google.maps.Polyline({
         path: flightPlanCoordinates,
         strokeColor: '#FF0000',
         strokeOpacity: 1.0,
         strokeWeight: 2
             });
            }
        );
        interval=setTimeout(update_markers, timeout);
    }

    google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', init2);

    $(function(){
        $('#timeout_sel').change(function(){
            clearTimeout(interval);
            timeout=$(this).val();
            update_markers();
        });
    });

Answer 1

Here's a update based on your updated code. This should be pretty close. You need to push each position onto the flightPlanCoordinates array, not assign to that variable. Also that array doesn't need to be global. Regarding adding the polyline to the map, that's either the .setMap() call in the original code, or you can use the map property when you create the polyline, as you do for the markers and shown in the code below.

I also pushed the polyline onto the markers array so it will be removed along with the markers. You may want to change the name of this array to reflect that it's not just markers but basically is everything you want to clear from the map on an update.

I also moved this clearing code into the $.getJSON() callback instead of doing it before you make the call. This will give a smoother update instead of blanking the markers and polyline for a short time while you wait for the new data.

Another tip: never use a for..in loop on an array (the loop that clears the markers from the map with setMap(null)). Use a numeric for loop instead.

var map;
var markers=[];
var timeout=5000;
var interval=null;

function init2(){
    var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(45.7997016667,15.97143);
    var mapOptions = {
        zoom: 14,
        center: myLatlng,
        zoomControl: true,
        zoomControlOptions: {
            style: google.maps.ZoomControlStyle.SMALL
        },
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
    };

    map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
    update_markers();
}
function update_markers(){
    console.log('update...');
    $.getJSON('/get',
        function(d){
            for(var i = 0;  i < markers.length;  ++i){
                markers[i].setMap(null);
            }
            markers=[];
            var polylineCoordinates = [];
            var l=d.length;
            for(var x=l-5;x<l;x++){
                var f1=parseFloat(d[x].lat);
                var f2=parseFloat(d[x].long);
                if(f1>100){
                    continue;
                    f1=f1/100.0;
                    f2=f2/100.0;
                }

                var position = new google.maps.LatLng(f1, f2);
                markers.push(new google.maps.Marker({
                    position: position,
                    map: map,
                    title: d[x].time
                }));
                polylineCoordinates.push( position );
            }
            markers.push(new google.maps.Polyline({
                map: map,
                path: polylineCoordinates,
                strokeColor: '#FF0000',
                strokeOpacity: 1.0,
                strokeWeight: 2
            }));
        }
    );
    interval=setTimeout(update_markers, timeout);
}

google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', init2);

$(function(){
    $('#timeout_sel').change(function(){
        clearTimeout(interval);
        timeout=$(this).val();
        update_markers();
    });
});