Google map sync geocode delay

Question

Here is it, jsfiddle

As you can see, I intend to make separate functions for google map features. The locate_self() function is used to return latlng coordi

Answer 1

The geolocation service is asynchronous. The simplest way around this is to use a callback instead of using return:

function initialize_map(result) {
  if (result !== 'error') {
    gm_map = new google.maps.Map(gm_map_container, gm_map_options);
    if (!result) {
      result = new google.maps.LatLng(-34.397, 150.644);
    }
    gm_map.setCenter(result);
  }
}

function locate_self(callback) {
  if (navigator.geolocation) {
    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function (position) {
      var pos = new google.maps.LatLng(position.coords.latitude, position.coords.longitude);
      callback(pos);
    });
  } else { callback('error'); }
}

locate_self(initialize_map);

Demo.