Google Maps v3 - How to center using an address on initialize?

Question

Using Google Maps API v3, is there a way to set the center of the map on initialize? I have a workaround using this code:

var geocoder;   var map;   function initialize() {     geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();     var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(-34.397, 150.644);     var myOptions = {       zoom: 8,       center: latlng,       mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP     }     map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);     codeAddress('germany');   }    function codeAddress(address) {     geocoder.geocode( { 'address': address}, function(results, status) {       if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {         map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location);         var marker = new google.maps.Marker({             map: map,             position: results[0].geometry.location         });       }     });   } 

The only problem is that when it initializes, it centers it to the "latlng" for a split second. I'm can't figure out how to set the center in "myOptions". I though I could return "results[0].geometry.location" from the codeAddress function and pass it to myOptions, but that doesn't work.

Thanks for any help.

Update Since I can't remove "center" altogether, I'm wondering if there's a way to pass the address to the options.

From Google API:

To initialize a Map, we first create a Map options object to contain map initialization variables. This object is not constructed; instead it is created as an object literal. There are two required options for every map: center and zoom.

Answer 1

Well a simple solution could be to initialize the map in your codeAddress function:

var geocoder, map;  function codeAddress(address) {     geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();     geocoder.geocode({         'address': address     }, function(results, status) {         if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {             var myOptions = {                 zoom: 8,                 center: results[0].geometry.location,                 mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP             }             map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);              var marker = new google.maps.Marker({                 map: map,                 position: results[0].geometry.location             });         }     }); } 

This should solve the problem.