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geolocation.getCurrentPosition
==============================
Returns the device's current position as a `Position` object.
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(geolocationSuccess,
[geolocationError],
[geolocationOptions]);
Parameters
----------
- __geolocationSuccess__: The callback that is called with the current position.
- __geolocationError__: (Optional) The callback that is called if there was an error.
- __geolocationOptions__: (Optional) The geolocation options.
Description
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`geolocation.getCurrentPosition` is an asynchronous function. It returns the device's current position to the `geolocationSuccess` callback with a `Position` object as the parameter. If there is an error, the `geolocationError` callback is invoked with a `PositionError` object.
Supported Platforms
-------------------
- Android
- BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Bada 1.2 & 2.x
- webOS
- Tizen
- Windows 8
Quick Example
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// onSuccess Callback
// This method accepts a `Position` object, which contains
// the current GPS coordinates
//
var onSuccess = function(position) {
alert('Latitude: ' + position.coords.latitude + '\n' +
'Longitude: ' + position.coords.longitude + '\n' +
'Altitude: ' + position.coords.altitude + '\n' +
'Accuracy: ' + position.coords.accuracy + '\n' +
'Altitude Accuracy: ' + position.coords.altitudeAccuracy + '\n' +
'Heading: ' + position.coords.heading + '\n' +
'Speed: ' + position.coords.speed + '\n' +
'Timestamp: ' + position.timestamp + '\n');
};
// onError Callback receives a PositionError object
//
function onError(error) {
alert('code: ' + error.code + '\n' +
'message: ' + error.message + '\n');
}
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(onSuccess, onError);
Full Example
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Device Properties Example
Finding geolocation...