GeolocationPosition
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Widely available
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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2020.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The GeolocationPosition interface represents the position of the concerned device at a given time. The position, represented by a GeolocationCoordinates object, comprehends the 2D position of the device, on a spheroid representing the Earth, but also its altitude and its speed.
Instance properties
The GeolocationPosition interface doesn't inherit any properties.
GeolocationPosition.coordsRead only-
Returns a
GeolocationCoordinatesobject defining the current location. GeolocationPosition.timestampRead only-
Returns a timestamp, given as Unix time in milliseconds, representing the time at which the location was retrieved.
Instance methods
The GeolocationPosition interface doesn't inherit any methods.
GeolocationPosition.toJSON()-
Returns a JSON representation of the
GeolocationPositionobject and enables serialization withJSON.stringify().
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