Example of moving a map from one target to another.
Click on the Teleport button below the map to move the map from one target to another.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Teleport example</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.2.min.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://openlayers.org/en/v3.8.2/css/ol.css" type="text/css"> <script src="http://openlayers.org/en/v3.8.2/build/ol.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span8"> <div id="map1" class="map"></div> </div> <div class="span4"> <div id="map2" class="map"></div> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <a id="teleport" href="#" class="btn">Teleport</a> </div> </div> </div> <script> var map = new ol.Map({ layers: [ new ol.layer.Tile({ source: new ol.source.OSM() }) ], controls: ol.control.defaults({ attributionOptions: /** @type {olx.control.AttributionOptions} */ ({ collapsible: false }) }), view: new ol.View({ center: [0, 0], zoom: 2 }) }); map.setTarget('map1'); var teleportButton = document.getElementById('teleport'); teleportButton.addEventListener('click', function() { var target = map.getTarget() === 'map1' ? 'map2' : 'map1'; map.setTarget(target); }, false); </script> </body> </html>