How to check if Google Maps API is loaded?

Question

How to check if Google Maps API (v3) is loaded?

I do not want to execute mapping scripts if the API did not load due to internet connectivity problems (web page is h

Answer 1

If you are using jQuery, I have good news for you:

if (typeof google === 'object' && typeof google.maps === 'object') {
     gmapInit();
} else {
     $.getScript('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key='+gApiKey+'&language=en', function(){
         gmapInit();
     });
 }

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