Google Places Autocomplete place_changed event fires after form submission when pressing enter

Question

I\'ve added google.maps.places.Autocomplete from the Google Maps Javascript API V3 to a basic search form. I am trying to find a reliable way to detect whether the user has

Answer 1

Having the exact same problem here. The Autocomplete library doesn't provide any other event than place_changed. There is also no status property e.g. request_pending.

There is a "hack" from mmalone here: Google Autocomplete - enter to select Worked great for me.