Which Geolocation API method is used to request the user’s current position and may trigger a permission prompt?

Which Geolocation API method is used to request the user’s current position and may trigger a permission prompt?

• A. WatchPosition
• B. GetCurrentPosition
• C. ClearWatch
• D. LocatePosition

Answer: (B)

Requesting the user’s current location in one shot is done with a Geolocation API method designed for a single snapshot. You call it on navigator.geolocation and provide a success callback to receive the position, an error callback for failures, and optional settings. If location permission hasn’t been granted yet, this call will prompt the user to allow or deny access. Once granted, you get the current coordinates (latitude, longitude, and accuracy) from the device. The other options aren’t the one-shot current position method. One of them starts continuous tracking to receive updates over time, which is useful for follow-up changes but not for a single current location. Another stops an active tracking process. And a different name isn’t part of the standard API at all.

Requesting the user’s current location in one shot is done with a Geolocation API method designed for a single snapshot. You call it on navigator.geolocation and provide a success callback to receive the position, an error callback for failures, and optional settings. If location permission hasn’t been granted yet, this call will prompt the user to allow or deny access. Once granted, you get the current coordinates (latitude, longitude, and accuracy) from the device.

The other options aren’t the one-shot current position method. One of them starts continuous tracking to receive updates over time, which is useful for follow-up changes but not for a single current location. Another stops an active tracking process. And a different name isn’t part of the standard API at all.