# OpenLayers.Control.ZoomBox

The ZoomBox control enables zooming directly to a given extent, by drawing a box on the map. The box is drawn by holding down shift, whilst dragging the mouse.

#### Inherits from

- OpenLayers.Control

Summary

OpenLayers.Control.ZoomBox | The ZoomBox control enables zooming directly to a given extent, by drawing a box on the map.
Properties |
type | {OpenLayers.Control.TYPE}
out | {Boolean} Should the control be used for zooming out?
keyMask | {Integer} Zoom only occurs if the keyMask matches the combination of keys down.
alwaysZoom | {Boolean} Always zoom in/out, when box drawed
Functions |
draw |
zoomBox |

### Properties

### type

{OpenLayers.Control.TYPE}

### out

{Boolean} Should the control be used for zooming out?

### keyMask

{Integer} Zoom only occurs if the keyMask matches the combination of keys down. Use bitwise operators and one or more of the OpenLayers.Handler constants to construct a keyMask. Leave null if not used mask. Default is null.

### alwaysZoom

{Boolean} Always zoom in/out, when box drawed

### Functions

### draw

> draw: function()

### zoomBox

> zoomBox: function ( | position | )

#### Parameters

position | {OpenLayers.Bounds} or {OpenLayers.Pixel}

> draw: function()

> zoomBox: function ( | position | )

Controls affect the display or behavior of the map.
Base class to construct a higher-level handler for event sequences.
Instances of this class represent bounding boxes.
This class represents a screen coordinate, in x and y coordinates
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