Grabbing longitude and Latitude value from a function

Question

Please how do i get the value of \"lat\" and \"lon\" outside their function to use else where on the page.

   navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(handle         


        

Answer 1

The first thing came my mind (at this late hour :D) is something like this:

• declare a variable outside your handlers, let's say:

  var coords = {};

• then in your 'handle_geolocation_query' handler, trigger an event that gives you an ideea that your position is ready, assuming you're using jQuery:

  $(coords).trigger('positionReady', position);

• after that, everywhere you need those coordinates, listen for your custom 'positionReady' event, and do your job:

  $(coords).on('positionReady', function(e, position) { console.log(position); });

This will help you to avoid 'spaghetti code', but in the same time, you need to 'think' asynchronously, and maybe using callbacks the (right) way you need.