Issues with validating the Google Maps API JavaScript tag

Question

Currently working on updating a website to be fully validated with HTML5 using W3C standards.

Having trouble validating the Google Maps API JavaScript tag in the code snippet below:

<script src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?libraries=places&sensor=false"></script>

W3C responded with the following error:

The "&" symbol did not start a character reference. (It should have been escaped as &.)

The issue seems to be with the use of & when setting the sensor value to true or false.

I attempted the following solution:

<script src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?libraries=places&ampsensor=false"></script>

However, when running the page, I received an error from the API indicating that I did not correctly use &sensor and it must be set to true or false.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to resolve this issue, please share.

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Answer №1

It seems like a simple oversight, just don't forget to add a semicolon after the &

<script src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?libraries=places&amp;sensor=false"></script>

This adjustment should do the trick

Answer 2

It seems like a simple oversight, just don't forget to add a semicolon after the &

<script src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?libraries=places&amp;sensor=false"></script>

This adjustment should do the trick

Answer 3

<script type="text/javascript"
      src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&sensor=SET_TO_TRUE_OR_FALSE">

To obtain your API key, you must go to this website initially.

Answer 4

<script type="text/javascript"
      src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&sensor=SET_TO_TRUE_OR_FALSE">

To obtain your API key, you must go to this website initially.