Geolocation: clearWatch() method

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The Geolocation.clearWatch() method is used to unregister location/error monitoring handlers previously installed using Geolocation.watchPosition().

Syntax

js

clearWatch(id)

Parameters

id

The ID number returned by the Geolocation.watchPosition() method when installing the handler you wish to remove.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js

let id;
let target;
let options;

function success(pos) {
  const crd = pos.coords;

  if (target.latitude === crd.latitude && target.longitude === crd.longitude) {
    console.log("Congratulations, you've reached the target!");
    navigator.geolocation.clearWatch(id);
  }
}

function error(err) {
  console.error(`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
Geolocation API
# clearwatch-method

Browser compatibility

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See also