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Remove Rectangle from Google Maps

In this example you will learn how to remove rectangle from google map.

Here you can view the output of the example and you can also "try it yourself" by clicking on "Live Demo" button given at the bottom.

Syntax

rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle({  
    strokeColor: '#FF0000',  
    strokeOpacity: 0.8,  
    strokeWeight: 2,  
    fillColor: '#FF0000',  
    fillOpacity: 0.35,  
    bounds: new google.maps.LatLngBounds(  
        new google.maps.LatLng(20.39623, 77.85009),  
        new google.maps.LatLng(24.39623, 80.85009))  
  });
 rectangle.setMap(map);  
 function removeRectangle() {  
    rectangle.setMap(null);  
 }   

Remove Rectangle from Google Maps Example

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
  <head><!-- www.techstrikers.com --> 
    <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">  
    <meta charset="utf-8">  
    <title>Remove Rectangle on Google Map</title>  
    <style>  
      html, body {  
        height: 100%;  
        margin: 0;  
        padding: 0;  
      }  
      #map {  
         height: 99%;  
         width: 99%; 
      }
      #panel {  
  position: absolute;  
  top: 0px;  
  left: 25%;  
  z-index: 5;  
  background-color: #fff;  
  padding: 0px;  
  border: 1px solid #999;  
  text-align: center;  
}  

 
#panel, .panel {  
  font-family: 'Roboto','sans-serif';  
  line-height: 0px;  
  padding-left: 0px;  
}  
 
#panel select, #panel input, .panel select, .panel input {  
  font-size: 15px;  
}  
 
#panel select, .panel select {  
  width: 100%;  
}  
 
#panel i, .panel i {  
  font-size: 12px;  
} 
    </style>  
    <script async defer  
        src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?signed_in=true&callback=initMap"></script>  
    <script>  
var rectangle;
      
      function initMap() { 
  var lat_lng = {lat: 22.08672, lng: 79.42444};     
  var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {  
    zoom: 6,  
    center: lat_lng,  
    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN  
  });  
  
  rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle({  
    strokeColor: '#FF0000',  
    strokeOpacity: 0.8,  
    strokeWeight: 2,  
    fillColor: '#FF0000',  
    fillOpacity: 0.35,  
    bounds: new google.maps.LatLngBounds(  
        new google.maps.LatLng(20.39623, 77.85009),  
        new google.maps.LatLng(24.39623, 80.85009))  
  });
        rectangle.setMap(map); 
}  
  
 function removeRectangle() {  
    rectangle.setMap(null);  
 } 
  </script>  
  </head>  
  <body>  
    <div id="panel">    
      <input onclick="removeRectangle();" type=button value="Remove Rectangle">     
    </div>
    <div id="map"></div>  
  </body>  
</html> 

Above example will produce following output