Get Geo Location with 2 lines of JavaScript
This is how you can get a user geographical (geo) location using just 2 lines of JavaScript code. The first line loads the geo location JavaScript file and the second alerts the users location (inside a document ready which can be on one line).
The Code
Things to note:
- Geo location provided is based on the ip address / location of your ISP.
- You are reliant on the API service provided by geoplugin.com.
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jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
jQuery.getScript('http://www.geoplugin.net/javascript.gp', function()
{
var country = geoplugin_countryName();
var zone = geoplugin_region();
var district = geoplugin_city();
console.log("Your location is: " + country + ", " + zone + ", " + district);
});
});Full List of Geo Location Properties
function geoplugin_city() { return 'Dobroyd Point';}
function geoplugin_region() { return 'New South Wales';}
function geoplugin_regionCode() { return '02';}
function geoplugin_regionName() { return 'New South Wales';}
function geoplugin_areaCode() { return '0';}
function geoplugin_dmaCode() { return '0';}
function geoplugin_countryCode() { return 'AU';}
function geoplugin_countryName() { return 'Australia';}
function geoplugin_continentCode() { return 'OC';}
function geoplugin_latitude() { return '-33.873600';}
function geoplugin_longitude() { return '151.144699';}
function geoplugin_currencyCode() { return 'AUD';}
function geoplugin_currencySymbol() { return '$';}
function geoplugin_currencyConverter(amt, symbol) {
if (!amt) { return false; }
var converted = amt * 0.9587170632;
if (converted <0) { return false; }
if (symbol === false) { return Math.round(converted * 100)/100; }
else { return '$'+(Math.round(converted * 100)/100);}
return false;
}Hello World Example
Integrate into a form: http://www.jquery4u.com/api-calls/geolocation-jquery-api-geoplugin/
More Info on the Plugin: http://www.geoplugin.com/webservices/javascript
Meet the author
Sam Deering has 15+ years of programming and website development experience. He was a website consultant at Console, ABC News, Flight Centre, Sapient Nitro, and the QLD Government and runs a tech blog with over 1 million views per month. Currently, Sam is the Founder of Crypto News, Australia.
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