Google Maps API - geocode() doesn't return lat and long

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I'm trying to get a latitude and longitude by address with the following code: ``` function initialize() { directionsDisplay = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer(); geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder(); var address = "HaYarkon 100 TelAviv Israel"; geocoder.geocode( { 'address': address}, function(results, status) { if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) { TelAviv = new google.maps.LatLng(results[0].geometry.location.latitude,results[0].geometry.location.longitude); } }); var myOptions = { zoom:7, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, center: TelAviv } map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions); directionsDisplay.setMap(map); } ``` The problem is that results[0].geomety.location.latitude and longitude are undefinde. What I see in the results in the console are the next: ``` location: O $a: 51.5414691 ab: -0.11492010000006303 ``` Why does it show $a and ab instead of latitude and longitude

Accepted Answer

Use the following functions instead of directly accessing the properties:

```
results[0].geometry.location.lat()
```

and

```
results[0].geometry.location.lng()
```

The Google code is obfuscated and internally uses short variable names that can change from one day to another.

Google Maps API - geocode() doesn't return lat and long

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