Geolocation position Property
Example
Get the latitude and longitude of the user's position:
var x = document.getElementById("demo");
function getLocation() {
if (navigator.geolocation) {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showPosition);
} else {
x.innerHTML = "Geolocation is not supported by this browser.";
}
}
function showPosition(position) {
x.innerHTML = "Latitude: " + position.coords.latitude +
"<br>Longitude: " + position.coords.longitude;
}
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Definition and Usage
The position property returns the position and altitude of the device on Earth.
Coordinates Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| position.coords | Returns a Coordinates object that defines the current location |
| position.timestamp | Returns a DOMTimeStamp representing the time at which the location was retrieved |
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| position | 5.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 16.0 |
