getCurrentGeolocation( )

Returns the current geolocation of the user.

Description

The getCurrentGeolocation() function returns a Promise that resolves to an object containing the current geolocation of the user.

The getCurrentGeolocation() function has the following limitations:

On Chrome, the function only works on HTTPS sites.
On Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, the function only works if the user approves a popup. If they do not approve, the promise is rejected.
Run getCurrentGeolocation() with a setTimeout() in case the browser is set to not detect the locale. Adding the timeout lets you handle the unfulfilled promise.

Syntax

function getCurrentGeolocation(): Promise<CurrentGeolocation>

getCurrentGeolocation Parameters

This function does not take any parameters.

Returns

Fulfilled - An object containing the coordinates and timestamp of the current location. Rejected - The user blocked the geolocation popup.

Return Type:

Promise<CurrentGeolocation>

NAME

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

timestamp

string

The geolocation timestamp representing the date and time at which the location was retrieved.

coords

Coordinates

An object that defines the location.

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1import wixWindowFrontend from 'wix-window-frontend';
2
3// ...
4
5wixWindowFrontend.getCurrentGeolocation()
6  .then( (obj) => {
7    let timestamp = obj.timestamp;                  // 1495027186984
8    let latitude = obj.coords.latitude;             // 32.0971036
9    let longitude = obj.coords.longitude;           // 34.774391099999995
10    let altitude = obj.coords.altitude;             // null
11    let accuracy = obj.coords.accuracy;             // 29
12    let altAccuracy = obj.coords.altitudeAccuracy;  // null
13    let heading = obj.coords.heading;               // null
14    let speed = obj.coords.speed;                   // null
15  } )
16  .catch( (error) => {
17    let errorMsg = error;
18  });