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

try

(google && 'maps' in google)?true:false

or

if(google && 'maps' in google){
    //true
}
else{
    //false
}

since I had a problem with the following on mobile:

if (typeof google === 'object' && typeof google.maps === 'object') {...}