loading javascript dependencies on demand

Question

I\'m sure there are different approaches to this problem, and I can think of some. But I\'d like to hear other people\'s opinion on this. To be more specific I\'ve built a w

Answer 1

The Google AJAX APIs provide dynamic loading for Google's JavaScript APIs. There is an example of loading the Maps JS on-demand in the documentation:

function mapsLoaded() {
  var map = new google.maps.Map2(document.getElementById("map"));
  map.setCenter(new google.maps.LatLng(37.4419, -122.1419), 13);
}

function loadMaps() {
  google.load("maps", "2", {"callback" : mapsLoaded});
}