Revision 467917 of PositionError

<p>The <strong><code>PositionError</code></strong> interface represents the reason of an error occuring when using the geolocating device.</p>
<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>
<p><em>The <code>PositionError</code> interface </em><em><em>doesn't inherit any property</em></em>.</p>
<dl>
  <dt>
    {{domxref("PositionError.code")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
  <dd>
    Returns an <code>unsigned short</code> representing the error code. The following values are possible:
    <table class="standard-table">
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <th scope="col">Value</th>
          <th scope="col">Associated constant</th>
          <th scope="col">Description</th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td><code>1</code></td>
          <td><code>PERMISSION_DENIED</code></td>
          <td>The acquisition of the geolocation information failed because the page didn't had the permission to do it.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td><code>2</code></td>
          <td><code>POSITION_UNAVAILABLE</code></td>
          <td>The acquisition of the geolocation failed because one or several internal source of position returned an internal error.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td><code>3</code></td>
          <td><code>TIMEOUT</code></td>
          <td>The time allowed to&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">acquire&nbsp;</span>the geolocation, defined by {{domxref("PositionOptions.timeout")}} information was reached before the information was obtained.</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
  </dd>
  <dt>
    {{domxref("PositionError.message")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
  <dd>
    Returns a human-readable {{domxref("DOMString")}} describing the details of the error.</dd>
</dl>
<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>
<p><em><em>The <code>PositionError</code> interface <em>neither implements, nor inherit any method.</em></em></em></p>
<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>
<table class="standard-table">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th scope="col">Specification</th>
      <th scope="col">Status</th>
      <th scope="col">Comment</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>{{SpecName('Geolocation', '#positionerror', 'PositionError')}}</td>
      <td>{{Spec2('Geolocation')}}</td>
      <td>Initial specification.</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<p>{{ CompatibilityTable() }}</p>
<div id="compat-desktop">
  <table class="compat-table">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <th>Feature</th>
        <th>Chrome</th>
        <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
        <th>Internet Explorer</th>
        <th>Opera</th>
        <th>Safari</th>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Basic support</td>
        <td>5</td>
        <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("1.9.1")}}</td>
        <td>9</td>
        <td>10.60<br />
          Removed in 15.0<br />
          Reintroduced in 16.0</td>
        <td>5</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</div>
<div id="compat-mobile">
  <table class="compat-table">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <th>Feature</th>
        <th>Android</th>
        <th>Chrome for Android</th>
        <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
        <th>IE Mobile</th>
        <th>Opera Mobile</th>
        <th>Safari Mobile</th>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Basic support</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown()}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown()}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("4")}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown()}}</td>
        <td>10.60</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown()}}</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</div>
<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>
<ul>
  <li><a href="/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Using_geolocation" title="/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Using_geolocation">Using geolocation</a></li>
  <li>The {{domxref("Geolocation")}} interface that use it.</li>
</ul>