load google maps in javascript file

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I want to load google maps dynamically so I only load them when needed but I keep getting the error google is not defined here is my code

  $(document).ready(function(){
if($('.geotags').length > 0){
      $("head").append('<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/jsapi?key=keytogooglemapsapi"></script>');
    google.load("maps", "2.x", {"other_params":"sensor=false",'callback':build_gmaps});
}
  }

EDIT add more code to show where I would like to do this

akonsu · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-13 21:02:38Z

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google has its own loader in their jsapi script that you can use to load maps api. and if you want to delay-load jsapi itself i would try jquery's getScript.

edited Aug 13, 2010 at 21:02

answered Aug 13, 2010 at 20:36

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mcgrailm Over a year ago

sure would like to see the documentation for that I must have overlooked it somewhere

akonsu Over a year ago

i assume you are using version 2: code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/v2/…

akonsu Over a year ago

oh, and if you want to delay load jsapi itself i would try jquery's getScript

mcgrailm Over a year ago

ahh yes that shows you how load the google maps while your page is loading but not after the page is loaded

akonsu Over a year ago

Mike, I misunderstood your question at first. sorry. i would use jquery to load the loader and then load maps using the loader :)

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Ossama · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-14 01:50:20Z

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This documentation explains how to delay/dynamic load the maps api: http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/documentation/#Dynamic

answered Aug 14, 2010 at 1:50

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