Initialize GMaps Places API without Map

Question

When using Google Places API, what is the best way of hiding the map itself ?

We only need the search auto-complete, and our users don't need to see the map itself.

duplicate of [Can't remove map part of function](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34696124/cant-remove-map-part-of-function) — geocodezip, Mar 06 '16 at 20:11
duplicate of [google places library without map](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14343965/google-places-library-without-map) — geocodezip, Mar 06 '16 at 20:12

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 06 '16 at 20:58

Basically the Autocomplete constructor has a constructor overload

= new google.maps.places.Autocomplete( htmlInput, autoCompleteOptions )

var autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input, { bounds: defaultBounds });

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