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The Geolocation.clearWatch()
method is used to unregister location/error monitoring handlers previously installed using Geolocation.watchPosition()
.
Syntax
navigator.geolocation.clearWatch(id);
Parameters
id
- The ID number returned by the
Geolocation.watchPosition()
method when installing the handler you wish to remove.
Example
var id, target, option;
function success(pos) {
var crd = pos.coords;
if (target.latitude === crd.latitude && target.longitude === crd.longitude) {
console.log('Congratulation, you reach the target');
navigator.geolocation.clearWatch(id);
}
};
function error(err) {
console.warn('ERROR(' + err.code + '): ' + err.message);
};
target = {
latitude : 0,
longitude: 0,
}
options = {
enableHighAccuracy: false,
timeout: 5000,
maximumAge: 0
};
id = navigator.geolocation.watchPosition(success, error, options);
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Geolocation API | Recommendation | Initial specification. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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clearWatch
|
Chrome
Full support 5 |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support 3.5 |
IE
Full support 9 |
Opera
Full support 10.6 |
Safari
Full support 5 |
WebView Android
Full support ≤37 |
Chrome Android
Full support 18 |
Firefox Android
Full support 4 |
Opera Android
Full support 11 |
Safari iOS
Full support 5 |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
See also
Geolocation.clearWatch() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.