How do I change the scale displayed in Google Maps API v3 to imperial (miles) units

Question

I\'m simply displaying a map, with no routing or directions. I can add the control with mapOptions = {...scaleControl: true,...} but I could find no documentation about cha

Answer 1

Ok so I came up with this BUT I would use this as a short term fix only.

function switchScale(mapId){
    var spn = document.getElementById(mapId).getElementsByTagName("span");
    for(var i in spn){ 
        if( (/\d+\s?(mi|km)/g).test(spn[i].innerText) ){ 
            spn[i].click(); 
        } 
    }
}

This worked in chrome but I've heard that '.click()' can cause issues in some browser that use '.onclick()' instead.