Use google maps computeDistanceBetween to get the closest location returns NaN

Question

Ok so I have set up a map and an autocomplete field on a testing site.

My goal is to get the user to input his/her address into the field and then when he/she clicks

Answer 1

google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeDistanceBetween requires that you feed it two google.maps.LatLng objects whereas you are using strings, and that won't work. The following should...

$confirm.click(function(){
    var _street = $('#address').val();
    var place = autocomplete.getPlace();
    var _coordinates = place.geometry.location; //a google.maps.LatLng object
    var _kCord = new google.maps.LatLng(-36.874694, 174.735292);
    var _pCord = new google.maps.LatLng(-36.858317, 174.782284);

    console.log(_coordinates);

    console.log(google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeDistanceBetween(_pCord, _coordinates));
    console.log(google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeDistanceBetween(_kCord, _coordinates));
});