Difference between revisions of "Component: Location ( Data)"

Latest revision as of 15:52, 27 April 2026

Component that provides the mobile device's physical location.

Library Version, Component Version, Date, Author, Info
1, 1.0, 23-04-26, ST, Created

Many mobile devices have the capability of reporting the physical location of the device (e.g. by using an internal GPS sensor).

This component allows access to this information.

This example regularly plots the current location of the device onto a canvas object.

The web app created by this example can be viewed here: GeolocationPlotter Example

	Cancel
Cancels any continuous retrieval of location information.
- VOID	Return

	GetPosition
Asks the device to return position information. The OnSuccess callback will be called with appropriate location information is successful. If unsuccessful, the OnFailure callback will provide the reason for failure. Returns false if geolocation is not supported by the browser.
- BOOL	Continuous
Set to true to continually monitor the position and receive a callback whenever the location has changed
- BOOL	Return

	Properties
	OnSuccess
Called when position info is successfully found. Latitude, longitude and altitude are provided as parameters. The raw object is also provided for advanced information.
	OnFailure
Called when position info is not returned successfully
	Options
	MaximumAge
Maximum age (in ms) of a possible cached position that is acceptable to return. A value of 0 means the device must always attempt to retrieve to actual current position.
	Timeout
The maximum time (in ms) that the device can take when trying to retrieve a position.
	HighAccuracy
Using High Accuracy will provide a more accurate position, but may be slower and increase power consumption.

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_WEBEXP_Geolocation.fcsx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_WEBEXP_Geolocation.fcsx

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 ==Location component==
-Component that provides the mobile device's physical location
+Component that provides the mobile device's physical location.
 ==Version information==
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+==Detailed description==
-==Detailed description==
+Many mobile devices have the capability of reporting the physical location of the device (e.g. by using an internal GPS sensor).
+This component allows access to this information.
-''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
 ==Examples==
-''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
+===Plotting geolocation data===
+This example regularly plots the current location of the device onto a canvas object.
+{{Fcfile|GeolocationPlotter.fcweb|GeolocationPlotter.fcweb}}
+The web app created by this example can be viewed here: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/example/WebComps/GeolocationPlotter.html GeolocationPlotter Example]