PositionError

Summary

The container for Position error information returned by this API.

Properties

code

The error code of the current PositionError.

message

The error text of the current PositionError, describing the details of the error encountered. This attribute is primarily intended for debugging and developers should not use it directly in their application user interface.

Methods

No methods.

Events

No events.

Examples

Displays error with detailed information.

navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(geoSuccess,geoError);

/* Position found*/
function geoSuccess(position)
{
alert("Position found.");
}

/* Position not found*/
function geoError(err)
{
if(err.code == 0)
{alert("Error: Unknown error");}

else if( err.code == 2)
{alert("Error: Permission denied");}

else if( err.code == 2)
{alert("Error: Position not available");}

else if( err.code == 3)
{alert("Error: Timeout");}

else
{alert(err.message);}
}

Related specifications

W3C Geolocation Specification

W3C Editor’s Draft

Attributions

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• Microsoft Developer Network: Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article