var geo = new google.maps.Geocoder;
geo.geocode({'address':address},function(results, status){
    if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {              
        var myLatLng = results[0].geometry.location;

        // Add some code to work with myLatLng              

    } else {
        alert("Geocode was not successful for the following reason: " + status);
    }
});