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23

Google Maps Error: is null or not an object

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If you get one of the following in IE or Firefox:

  • a is null or not an object
  • oa is null or not an object
  • ‘J’ is null or not an object

The error is exactly what it says – you are probably adding or removing a null overlay.

The Fix for this is to do an if statement to check if your overlay is null before you try to add or remove it = 

if ( myOverlay != null )
	map.removeOverlay(myOverlay);
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4 Responses to “Google Maps Error: is null or not an object”

  1. TJ on April 23rd, 2009 12:38 pm

    You’re so smart.

  2. TJ on April 23rd, 2009 9:24 pm

    TJ is an idiot

  3. Dijesh Mathew on April 29th, 2009 2:43 pm

    I did the same , but not working

  4. Vijesh on April 29th, 2009 2:50 pm

    Dijesh: check for null values. If you are adding overlay, points or anything else.

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