Add setBounds() method

README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ but doesn't support keeping the aspect ratio.
     var areaSelect = L.areaSelect({width:200, height:300, minWidth:40, minHeight:40, minHorizontalSpacing:40, minVerticalSpacing:100, keepAspectRatio:false});
     areaSelect.addTo(map);
 
-    // Read the bouding box
+    // Read the bounding box
     var bounds = areaSelect.getBounds();
 
     // Get a callback when the bounds change
@@ -30,12 +30,18 @@ but doesn't support keeping the aspect ratio.
     //areaSelect.remove();
 ```
 
-**You can also make it keep the aspect ratio:**
+### To make it keep the aspect ratio:
 
 ```javascript
     var areaSelect = L.areaSelect({width:200, height:300, keepAspectRatio:true});
 ```
 
+### To set the selected area (not compatible with `keepAspectRatio:true`):
+
+```javascript
+    areaSelect.setBounds([{lat:59.2272559, lng:17.7606917}, {lat:59.4402838, lng:18.2000673}]);
+```
+
 ## See it in action
 
 Check out the [bundled example](http://heyman.github.io/leaflet-areaselect/example/).

src/leaflet-areaselect.js

@@ -41,7 +41,28 @@ L.AreaSelect = L.Class.extend({
         return new L.LatLngBounds(sw, ne);
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Adjust the map bounds to fit the desired selection, and resize the selection to match the bounds parameter.
+     * 
+     * Note that the actual bounds after running this function may not match the bounds parameter exactly, since 
+     * we're converting between pixels and latlng coordinates.
+     * 
+     * This method is not compatible with the keepAspectRatio option.
+     */
+    setBounds: function(bounds) {
+        bounds = L.latLngBounds(bounds);
+        this.map.fitBounds(bounds, {
+            animate: false,
+            paddingTopLeft: [this.options.minHorizontalSpacing/2, this.options.minVerticalSpacing/2],
+            paddingBottomRight:[this.options.minHorizontalSpacing/2, this.options.minVerticalSpacing/2],
+        });
 
+        let nwPx = this.map.latLngToLayerPoint(bounds.getNorthWest());
+        let sePx = this.map.latLngToLayerPoint(bounds.getSouthEast());
+        this.setDimensions({
+            width: sePx.x - nwPx.x,
+            height: sePx.y - nwPx.y,
+        })
     },
 
     remove: function() {