Error codes returned in the PositionError object HTML5 Geolocation

The following table describes the possible error codes returned in the PositionError object:

Code	Constant	Description
0	UNKNOWN_ERROR	The method failed to retrieve the location of the device due to an unknown error.
1	PERMISSION_DENIED	The method failed to retrieve the location of the device because the application does not have permission to use the Location Service.
2	POSITION_UNAVAILABLE	The location of the device could not be determined.
3	TIMEOUT	The method was unable to retrieve the location information within the specified maximum timeout interval.

Following is a sample code, which makes use of the PositionError object. Here errorHandler method is a callback method:

function errorHandler( err ) {
   if (err.code == 1) {
      // access is denied
   }
...
}

karthikeya Boyini

Updated on: 2020-01-28T08:27:49+05:30

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