googlemaps-samples · willum070 · Feb 17, 2026 · Feb 17, 2026
diff --git a/samples/polyline-remove/README.md b/samples/polyline-remove/README.md
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+# Google Maps JavaScript Sample
+
+## polyline-remove
+
+This sample shows how to remove a polyline from a map.
+
+## Setup
+
+### Before starting run:
+
+`npm i`
+
+### Run an example on a local web server
+
+`cd samples/polyline-remove`
+`npm start`
+
+### Build an individual example
+
+`cd samples/polyline-remove`
+`npm run build`
+
+From 'samples':
+
+`npm run build --workspace=polyline-remove/`
+
+### Build all of the examples.
+
+From 'samples':
+
+`npm run build-all`
+
+### Run lint to check for problems
+
+`cd samples/polyline-remove`
+`npx eslint index.ts` 
+
+## Feedback
+
+For feedback related to this sample, please open a new issue on
+[GitHub](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples/issues).
diff --git a/samples/polyline-remove/index.html b/samples/polyline-remove/index.html
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+<!doctype html>
+<!--
+ @license
+ Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+-->
+<!-- [START maps_polyline_remove] -->
+<html>
+    <head>
+        <title>Removing Polylines</title>
+
+        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
+        <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
+        <!-- prettier-ignore -->
+        <script>(g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})
+        ({key: "AIzaSyA6myHzS10YXdcazAFalmXvDkrYCp5cLc8", v: "weekly"});</script>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <gmp-map center="0, -180" zoom="3">
+            <div id="floating-panel" slot="control-block-start-inline-center">
+                <input id="remove-line" type="button" value="Remove line" />
+                <input id="add-line" type="button" value="Restore line" />
+            </div>
+        </gmp-map>
+    </body>
+</html>
+<!-- [END maps_polyline_remove] -->
diff --git a/samples/polyline-remove/index.ts b/samples/polyline-remove/index.ts
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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+// [START maps_polyline_remove]
+// This example adds a UI control allowing users to remove the polyline
+// from the map.
+
+let flightPath: google.maps.Polyline;
+const mapElement = document.querySelector('gmp-map') as google.maps.MapElement;
+let innerMap;
+
+async function initMap() {
+    await google.maps.importLibrary('maps');
+    innerMap = mapElement.innerMap;
+
+    const flightPathCoordinates: google.maps.LatLngLiteral[] = [
+        { lat: 37.772, lng: -122.214 },
+        { lat: 21.291, lng: -157.821 },
+        { lat: -18.142, lng: 178.431 },
+        { lat: -27.467, lng: 153.027 },
+    ];
+
+    flightPath = new google.maps.Polyline({
+        path: flightPathCoordinates,
+        strokeColor: '#FF0000',
+        strokeOpacity: 1.0,
+        strokeWeight: 2,
+    });
+
+    // add event listener for click event
+    document.getElementById('add-line')!.addEventListener('click', addLine);
+    document
+        .getElementById('remove-line')!
+        .addEventListener('click', removeLine);
+
+    // initialize with line
+    addLine();
+}
+
+function addLine(): void {
+    flightPath.setMap(innerMap);
+}
+
+function removeLine(): void {
+    flightPath.setMap(null);
+}
+
+initMap();
+// [END maps_polyline_remove]
diff --git a/samples/polyline-remove/package.json b/samples/polyline-remove/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@js-api-samples/polyline-remove",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc && bash ../jsfiddle.sh polyline-remove && bash ../app.sh polyline-remove && bash ../docs.sh polyline-remove && npm run build:vite --workspace=. && bash ../dist.sh polyline-remove",
+    "test": "tsc && npm run build:vite --workspace=.",
+    "start": "tsc && vite build --base './' && vite",
+    "build:vite": "vite build --base './'",
+    "preview": "vite preview"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/samples/polyline-remove/style.css b/samples/polyline-remove/style.css
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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+/* [START maps_polyline_remove] */
+/* 
+ * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element
+ * that contains the map. 
+ */
+#map {
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+/* 
+ * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. 
+ */
+html,
+body {
+  height: 100%;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+#floating-panel {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 10px;
+  left: 25%;
+  z-index: 5;
+  background-color: #fff;
+  padding: 5px;
+  border: 1px solid #999;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-family: "Roboto", "sans-serif";
+  line-height: 30px;
+  padding-left: 10px;
+}
+
+/* [END maps_polyline_remove] */
diff --git a/samples/polyline-remove/tsconfig.json b/samples/polyline-remove/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "esnext",
+    "target": "esnext",
+    "strict": true,
+    "noImplicitAny": false,
+    "lib": [
+      "es2015",
+      "esnext",
+      "es6",
+      "dom",
+      "dom.iterable"
+    ],
+    "moduleResolution": "Node",
+    "jsx": "preserve"
+  }
+}