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Change a layer's color with buttons

Use setPaintProperty to change a layer's fill color.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Change a layer's color with buttons</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no" />
<script src="https://cdn.ndrive.com/nmapsgl/v1.6.6/nmaps-gl.js"></script>
<link href="https://cdn.ndrive.com/nmapsgl/v1.6.6/nmaps-gl.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<style>
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<style>
.map-overlay {
font: 12px/20px 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
position: absolute;
width: 200px;
top: 0;
left: 0;
padding: 10px;
}
.map-overlay .map-overlay-inner {
background-color: #fff;
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
border-radius: 3px;
padding: 10px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.map-overlay-inner fieldset {
border: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.map-overlay-inner fieldset:last-child {
margin: 0;
}
.map-overlay-inner select {
width: 100%;
}
.map-overlay-inner label {
display: block;
font-weight: bold;
margin: 0 0 5px;
}
.map-overlay-inner button {
display: inline-block;
width: 36px;
height: 20px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
.map-overlay-inner button:focus {
outline: none;
}
.map-overlay-inner button:hover {
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}
</style>
<div id="map"></div>
<div class="map-overlay top">
<div class="map-overlay-inner">
<fieldset>
<label>Select layer</label>
<select id="layer" name="layer">
<option value="polygon_major_water">Water</option>
<option value="polygon_building">Buildings</option>
</select>
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<label>Choose a color</label>
<div id="swatches"></div>
</fieldset>
</div>
</div>
<script>
// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN
nmapsgl.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
const map = new nmapsgl.Map({
container: 'map',
style: 'Streets',
center: [12.338, 45.4385],
zoom: 17.4
});
const swatches = document.getElementById('swatches');
const layer = document.getElementById('layer');
const colors = [
'#ffffcc',
'#a1dab4',
'#41b6c4',
'#2c7fb8',
'#253494',
'#fed976',
'#feb24c',
'#fd8d3c',
'#f03b20',
'#bd0026'
];
colors.forEach((color) => {
const swatch = document.createElement('button');
swatch.style.backgroundColor = color;
swatch.addEventListener('click', () => {
map.setPaintProperty(layer.value, 'fill-color', color);
});
swatches.appendChild(swatch);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>