How can i get the total distance in KM in my javascript

Question

How can i get the total distance in KM in my javascript. It is shown already on top of the Panel, but i need this value also in my javascript. My javascript is as followed:

 var directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService();
 var directionsDisplay = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer();

 var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
   zoom:7,
   mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
 });

 directionsDisplay.setMap(map);
 directionsDisplay.setPanel(document.getElementById('panel'));


 var een = '52.3641205';
 var twee = '4.905697000000032';
 var drie = '52.6010666';
 var vier =  '4.73768229999996';

 var p1 = new google.maps.LatLng(een, twee);
 var p2 = new google.maps.LatLng(drie, vier);

 var request = {
   origin: p1, 
   destination: p2,
   travelMode: google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING
 };

 directionsService.route(request, function(response, status) {
   if (status == google.maps.DirectionsStatus.OK) {

     alert('Total travel distance is:' + response);

     directionsDisplay.setDirections(response);

   }
 });

The functionality is working but i would also like to alert the total distance. This is seen at the top of the panel. The panel will be invisible in the future so a getelementbyID function is not enough.

Can someone help me with this?

Thank You!

Sergio

MrUpsidown · Answer 1 · 2015-07-28T15:47:35.437

As per the documentation:

unitSystem

Type: UnitSystem

Preferred unit system to use when displaying distance. Defaults to the unit system used in the country of origin.

So if you want to force it to METRIC:

var request = {
    origin: p1,
    destination: p2,
    travelMode: google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING,
    unitSystem: google.maps.UnitSystem.METRIC
};

This will force the value of response.routes[0].legs[0].distance.text to use the metric system.

And as explained in @geocodezip answer, you can also rely on the response.routes[0].legs[0].distance.value which is always returned in meters, even if the country of origin uses the imperial system.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 28 '15 at 15:35

The distance is available in each of the route legs

google.maps.Distance object specification
A representation of distance as a numeric value and a display string.

Properties  Type    Description
text    string  A string representation of the distance value, using the UnitSystem specified in the request.
value   number  The distance in meters.

proof of concept fiddle

code snippet:

var geocoder;
var map;

function initialize() {
  var directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService();
  var directionsDisplay = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer();

  map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
    zoom: 7,
    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
  });

  directionsDisplay.setMap(map);
  directionsDisplay.setPanel(document.getElementById('panel'));


  var een = '52.3641205';
  var twee = '4.905697000000032';
  var drie = '52.6010666';
  var vier = '4.73768229999996';

  var p1 = new google.maps.LatLng(een, twee);
  var p2 = new google.maps.LatLng(drie, vier);

  var request = {
    origin: p1,
    destination: p2,
    travelMode: google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING
  };

  directionsService.route(request, function(response, status) {
    if (status == google.maps.DirectionsStatus.OK) {

      document.getElementById('distance').innerHTML = 'Total travel distance is: ' + (response.routes[0].legs[0].distance.value / 1000).toFixed(2) + " km";
      alert('Total travel distance is: ' + (response.routes[0].legs[0].distance.value / 1000).toFixed(2) + ' km');
      directionsDisplay.setDirections(response);

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

html,
body,
#map {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0px
}

<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js"></script>
<div id="distance"></div>
<div id="map" style="border: 2px solid #3872ac;"></div>
<div id="panel"></div>

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 02 '16 at 15:37

1

You can easily get the distance by getting:

directionsDisplay.directions.routes[0].legs[0].distance.text

The result, for example, would be text like "20,5 km".

edited Nov 02 '16 at 15:37

jacefarm

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answered Nov 02 '16 at 14:38

YasZe

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '15 at 15:09

0

In your request, set units=metric.

Then use: distance = response.routes[0].legs[0].distance.text; in your alert.

answered Jul 28 '15 at 15:09

Jesse Williams

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How can i get the total distance in KM in my javascript

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