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HTML DOM Geolocation coords.accuracy Property

Last Updated : 01 Jun, 2022
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In this article, we will discuss the Geolocation accuracy property. Geolocation in HTML  is used to get the geographical position of a user. The getCurrentPosition() method in this geolocation returns an object on success.

HTML Geolocation coords.accuracy Property: This property will return the accuracy of the location as a decimal number

Syntax:

coords.accuracy

Example: The following HTML program returns the accuracy.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
    <h2 style="color:green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h2>
 
     
<p><b>Displaying Accuracy</b></p>
 
 
    <button onclick="getlocation()">
        Click Me
    </button>
 
    <p id="paraID"></p>
 
 
    <script>
        var variable1 = document.getElementById("paraID");
 
        function getlocation() {
            navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showLoc);
        }
 
        function showLoc(pos) {
            variable1.innerHTML = "Accuracy: "
                + pos.coords.accuracy;
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

Supported Browsers: 

  • Google Chrome 5 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Internet Explorer 9.0 and above
  • Firefox 3.5 and above 
  • Opera 16.0 and above
  • Safari 5 and above

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