Question

I try to embed google maps autocomplete in my script. As an example the api is asked to find “Neustadt” in Germany. There are a few possible matches to be shown. For that purpose this is fired:

google.maps.event.trigger(document.getElementById('search'), 'focus', {} );

The autocomplete text input expands and (hurray) the alternatives are shown.
BUT if you click on one nothing happens.
Expected behavior: Show the selected place.

Whats wrong? Any known cure?

Any hint appreciated a lot.

Answer 1

There is no object in the Google Maps API V3 which has a ‘focus' event. With google.maps.event.trigger(), you can only trigger the documented events. If you’re trying to trigger an event in a DOM element you can do so directly, ie:

document.getElementById('search').focus();