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January 19, 2013 02:58
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Working navigator.gelocation for WebApp (navigator.standalone) in iOS 6.
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if (window.navigator.geolocation) { | |
var accuracyThreshold = 100, | |
timeout = 10 * 1000, | |
watchID = navigator.geolocation.watchPosition(function(position) { | |
$('#latitude').val(position.coords.latitude); // set your latitude value here | |
$('#longitude').val(position.coords.longitude); // set your longitude value here | |
// if the returned distance accuracy is less than your pre-defined accuracy threshold, | |
// then clear the timeout below and also clear the watchPosition to prevent it from running continuously | |
position.coords.accuracy < accuracyThreshold && (clearTimeout(delayClear), navigator.geolocation.clearWatch(watchID)) | |
}, function(error) { | |
// if it fails to get the return object (position), clear the timeout | |
// and cancel the watchPosition() to prevent it from running continuously | |
clearTimeout(delayClear); | |
navigator.geolocation.clearWatch(watchID); | |
// make the error message more human-readable friendly | |
var errMsg; | |
switch (error.code) { | |
case '0': | |
errMsg = 'Unknown Error'; | |
break; | |
case '1': | |
errMsg = 'Location permission denied by user.'; | |
break; | |
case '2': | |
errMsg = 'Position is not available'; | |
break; | |
case '3': | |
errMsg = 'Request timeout'; | |
break; | |
} | |
}, { | |
enableHighAccuracy: true, | |
timeout: timeout, | |
maximumAge: 0 | |
}), | |
delayClear = setTimeout(function() { | |
navigator.geolocation.clearWatch(watchID); | |
}, timeout + 1E3); // make this setTimeout delay one second longer than your watchPosition() timeout | |
} | |
else { | |
throw new Error("Geolocation is not supported."); | |
} |
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