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Is it possible to get the bounding coordinates of a google map that a user has zoomed to using Javascript? I see that it can be done using the Google App Engine but I don't know if is possible using the Google Maps API (Version 3).

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What about getBounds() method on the Map object: http://code.google.com/intl/fr/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/reference.html#Map

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Thank you - yes that is it exactly. I must have missed it! – djq Dec 9 '10 at 14:44
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FYI Geocoding response >Viewport also returns this info too. code.google.com/intl/fr/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/… – Mapperz♦ Dec 9 '10 at 15:16

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