Using javascript or jQuery, detect if a user denies browser's request to locate computer

Question

I am building a website that asks permission to use a person's location using - navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(positionFound).

Using javascript or jQuery, how can I detect if a user denies permission, the moment after they deny it?

My code looks something like this -

function Geolocation() {
    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(positionFound)
}

function positionFound(position, found) {
    if (position.coords) {
    //do stuff
    }
}

Part of the problem is, the code after navigator is reached before the user accepts or denies permission to use the computer's location.

Read some docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Geolocation.getCurrentPosition?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Web%2FAPI%2Fwindow.navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition - the second parameter to `getCurrentPosition` is for a function to be called for errors, receiving an error object with details ( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/PositionError ) — Ian, Oct 15 '13 at 13:28
possible duplicate of [How to call function when user Allows or Denies access to "Physical Location"?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7463367/how-to-call-function-when-user-allows-or-denies-access-to-physical-location) — Blazemonger, Oct 15 '13 at 13:40

ediblecode · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-15T13:56:01.980

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navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPostions can take two parameters success, error

Change your code to:

function positionFound(position) {
    // dostuff
}

function positionNotFound(error) {
    // Handle error
}

function Geolocation() {
    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(positionFound, positionNotFound)
}

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edited Oct 15 '13 at 13:56

answered Oct 15 '13 at 13:29

ediblecode

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 15 '13 at 13:42

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Ian is right, look at this example using getCurrentPosition

answered Oct 15 '13 at 13:42

marceloogeda

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Using javascript or jQuery, detect if a user denies browser's request to locate computer

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