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Interactive Layer with mapbox.layer

Showing a layer with interactivity from MapBox
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Interactive Layer with mapbox.layer</title>
  
  <script src='http://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v0.6.7/mapbox.js'></script>
  <link href='http://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v0.6.7/mapbox.css' rel='stylesheet' />
  
  <style>
    body { margin:0; padding:0; }
    #map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
<div id='map'></div>
<script>
// here we use an interactive layer with the mapbox.layer shortcut, which
// requires us to use a callback for when the layer is loaded, and then
// to refresh the map's interactivity

// If you're creating a new interactive layer, follow the tooltips docs:
// http://mapbox.com/tilemill/docs/crashcourse/tooltips/
var map = mapbox.map('map');
map.zoom(3).center({ lat: 48, lon: -100 });
map.addLayer(mapbox.layer().id('examples.map-8ced9urs', function() {
    // this function runs after the layer examples.map-8ced9urs is loaded
    // from MapBox and we know what interactive features are supported.
    map.interaction.auto();
}));

// Attribute map
map.ui.attribution.add()
    .content('<a href="http://mapbox.com/about/maps">Terms &amp; Feedback</a>');
</script>
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