Google Maps JavaScript API V3 - Unload / Deconstructor / Delete / Remove

Question

I can't find any way to remove and clean up a Google map when using the V3 API.

I've got it running in an AJAX site so I want to kill it off completely without the page having to be reloaded.

I was hoping for a .unload() or .deconstruct() method, but can't seem to find one.

Any thoughts?

Solution

The V3 API should do a much better job managing it's memory. Does simply destroying the div that holds the map not meet your needs?

Comments

[Jamie G]

Unfortunately not, I remove the div that contained the Google map using jQuery's remove() method and I also remove the variable that holds the instance of the map, but still experience slow down on separate pages after visiting the map page - most noticeably on the iPad. NB: I'm afraid I can't post any code right now but might be able to in a week or so!

[Jamie G]

Looks like you were right Bamnet, due to a separate bug I wasn't actually removing the div containing the Google map on iOS. The process of working this out did teach me something very useful though - you can bring up a debug console on Safari iOS, it's under settings>Safari>Advanced>Debug console. I would have never found the bug without that! Hopefully that'll help someone else in the future. Thanks for everyone's help.