I am working with Google Maps and I want to load the map in an external file, where I can use jQuery to set up the rest of the page.
I have made three changes to the Hello World example: I’ve included jQuery, I’ve initialised the map in an external file, and I’ve removed the onload event in the <body> tag. And I now have a blank screen where there used to be a map, and no console errors to give me a clue.
This is my HTML:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<style type="text/css">
html { height: 100% }
body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0 }
#map_canvas { height: 100% }
</style>
<script src="./js/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=true">
<script src="./js/maps.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map_canvas" style="width:100%; height:100%"></div>
</body>
</html>
This is maps.js in full:
$(document).ready(function () {
console.log('document ready');
function initializeMap() {
console.log('initialize');
var myOptions = {
center: new google.maps.LatLng(-34.397, 150.644),
zoom: 8,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),
myOptions);
}
initializeMap();
});
I don’t see any of the console statements. I also don’t see a map – just a blank screen.
I must be doing something stupid, but what is it?
You’re missing an
</script>aftersrc="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=true">