DirectionsService.Route - try to acces lat, lng not working - google-maps

Question

From a DestinationsService.Route response I would like to access the lat and lng values like the following:
var latitude0 = routes[0].legs[0].steps[0].start_location.lat;
var longitude0 = routes[0].legs[0].steps[0].start_location.lng;
console.log("var ["+latitude0+","+longitude0+"]");
Viewing the DestinationsService.Route with the Firefox debugger the json response looks like the following:
"routes" : [
{
"bounds" : {...}
},
"copyrights" : "Map data ©2015 Google",
"legs" : [
{
"distance" : {...},
"duration" : {...},
"end_address" : "something",
"end_location" : {...},
"start_address" : "another thing",
"start_location" : {...},
"steps" : [
{
"distance" : {...},
"duration" : {
"text" : "2 mins",
"value" : 104
},
"end_location" : {
"lat" : 14.64548629999999,
"lng" : 21.0152624
},
"html_instructions" : "...",
"polyline" : {
"points" : "..."
},
"start_location" : {
"lat" : 14.64537809999999,
"lng" : 17.9754639
},
"travel_mode" : "DRIVING"
I can access all other fields and values within the steps[0], e.g.
routes[0].legs[0].steps[0].travel_mode
which gives me "DRIVING" or
routes[0].legs[0].steps[0].duration.text
which gives me "2 mins".
But when accessing as explained in the beginning lat and lng of start_location or end_location it gives me (which is the console print-out):
var [function (){"use strict"; return a},function (){"use strict";return b}]
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Answer 1

The google.maps.LatLng object has lat/lng methods, you need to call them to get the appropriate value. Instead of:
var latitude0 = routes[0].legs[0].steps[0].start_location.lat;
var longitude0 = routes[0].legs[0].steps[0].start_location.lng;
Do:
var latitude0 = routes[0].legs[0].steps[0].start_location.lat();
var longitude0 = routes[0].legs[0].steps[0].start_location.lng();
working fiddle