google maps - What is my next step in debugging this JavaScript error? -
i understand chrome development tool: [vm] file javascript code executed inside [vm] file in google chrome code not directly tied file. a client reported geocoding feature no longer working on website. it's joomla site, uses mootools. geocoding done through google maps api v3. wrote code years ago, , started acting up. i've determined bug occurring in code, end of stack-trace ends in 1 of [vm] files obfuscated. where error crops in code: var pf_map = { geocoder: new google.maps.geocoder(), geocode: function() { var address = '123 fake st, nowhere, usa'; // valid address // error occurs somewhere between here console.log('this message makes console'); pf_map.geocoder.geocode({ 'address': address }, function(results, status) { // , here console.log('this message not make console'); }); } } the error reported in console is: uncaught typeerror: cannot read