Leaflet map not showing properly in bootstrap 3.0 modal

Question

i have a big problem. i want to open a leaflet map in a modal. but the map is not showing properly. the tiles are not loading.

here is the script:

http://bootply.com/98730

<a href="#myModal" role="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-toggle="modal">Open Map</a>  <div id="myModal" class="modal"> <div class="modal-dialog">   <div class="modal-content">     <div class="modal-header">       <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">×</button>       <h4 class="modal-title">Map</h4>     </div>     <div class="modal-body">       <div class="modal-body" id="map-canvas"></div>     </div>     <div class="modal-footer">       <button type="button" class="btn" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">OK</button>     </div>   </div> </div> 

$.getScript('http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.7/leaflet.js',function(){   /* map settings */  var map = new L.Map('map-canvas');  var cloudmade = new    L.TileLayer('http://{s}.tile.cloudmade.com/f1376bb0c116495e8cb9121360802fb0/997/256/{z}/{x} /{y}.png', {  attribution: 'Map data © <a href="http://openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a>   contributors, Imagery © <a href="http://cloudmade.com">CloudMade</a>',  maxZoom: 18  });  map.addLayer(cloudmade).setView(new L.LatLng(41.52, -71.09), 13);    }); 

any help much apreciated

Answer 1

I think what is happening is that, when the map is created, the container width/height for your `map-canvas' element has not yet been adjusted to the width/height of the modal dialog. This causes the map size to be incorrect (smaller) than what it should be.

You can fix this by calling map.invalidateSize(). This will work to re-adjust the width/height bounds of the L.Map's container.

You can automatically call this by hooking into the event where the Bootstrap modal becomes shown.

$('#myModal').on('show.bs.modal', function(){   setTimeout(function() {     map.invalidateSize();   }, 10);  }); 

Insert this code into your JavaScript. When the modal is shown, the map will then invalidate its size. The timeout is because there may be some animation/transition time for the modal to display and be added to the DOM.

Answer 2

You should probably avoid using setTimeout with a randomly chosen delay. A better way using the 'shown.bs.modal' event instead of 'show.bs.modal':

modal.on('shown.bs.modal', function(){     setTimeout(function() {         map.invalidateSize();    }, 1); }) 

Or use underscore's defer :

modal.on('shown.bs.modal', function(){     _.defer(map.invalidateSize.bind(map)); })