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HTML DOM Geolocation timestamp Property

Last Updated : 01 Jun, 2022
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In this article, we will discuss the Geolocation timestamp 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.

Syntax:

timestamp

Return Value:- This geolocation property returns an object on success.

Example: The following HTML code returns the timestamp.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<body>
    <h2 style="color:green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h2>
 
     
 
<p>
        <b>Displaying Timestamp</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
                = "Timestamp: " + pos.timestamp;
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

Supported Browsers:

  • Google Chrome 5 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Firefox 3.5 and above
  • Internet Explorer 9 and above
  • Opera 16 and above
  • Safari 5 and above

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