Google Charts API shows blank screen with $(docume

Question

I've got several functions that instantiate various charts using Google Charts API.

When I call them without jQuery's $(document).ready method, everything works fine. But with that method, I'm looking at blank screen.

Why?

<script type="text/javascript" src = "http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5.1/jquery.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src = "http://www.google.com/jsapi" charset="utf-8"></script>
function drawColumnChart1(){..some code..}
function drawColumnChart2(){..some code..}
function drawGeoChart(){.some code..}

//This works fine.
google.load("visualization", "1", {packages:["piechart", "corechart", "geomap"]});
google.setOnLoadCallback(window.drawColumnChart1);
google.setOnLoadCallback(window.drawColumnChart2);
google.setOnLoadCallback(window.drawGeoChart);



//This doesn't work
$(document).ready(function(){
    google.load("visualization", "1", {packages:["piechart", "corechart", "geomap"]});
    google.setOnLoadCallback(window.drawColumnChart1);
    google.setOnLoadCallback(window.drawColumnChart2);
    google.setOnLoadCallback(window.drawGeoChart);
});

UPDATE Here is the error I get in Firebug:

uncaught exception: [Exception... "Could not convert JavaScript argument"  nsresult: "0x80570009 (NS_ERROR_XPC_BAD_CONVERT_JS)"  location: "JS frame :: http://www.google.com/jsapi :: Q :: line 20"  data: no]
http://www.google.com/jsapi
Line 22

Answer 1

Try to close the call to ready?

$(document).ready(function(){
    ...
});
^^^

Answer 2

According to the google visualization documentation you need to load the visual package(s) prior to onload or jquery ready. I would suggest loading immediately after the jsapi script reference as shown below.

Otherwise you will get a 1) google is not defined (reference error) or 2) if using ajax possibly a blank response & blank page with no errors.

load sequence: (using your example)

<script type="text/javascript" src = "http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5.1/jquery.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src = "http://www.google.com/jsapi" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    google.load("visualization", "1", {packages:["piechart", "corechart", "geomap"]});
</script>

$(document).ready(function(){
    google.setOnLoadCallback(window.drawColumnChart1);
    google.setOnLoadCallback(window.drawColumnChart2);
    google.setOnLoadCallback(window.drawGeoChart);
});

Answer 3

Hi that solution doesn't worked for me, apparently (i'm guessing i'm not sure) google library has some scope issues when you call it inside a jquery object, so the solution is quite simple (although got it wasn't so simple :s) define a global variable and assign the google librari:

var localGoogle = google;

looks funny huh :)... then use the variable you defined to invoque the setOnCallback, it worked for me i hope it work for you..

$(document).ready(function(){
    localGoogle.setOnLoadCallback(window.drawColumnChart1);
}