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The code read-only property of the GeolocationPositionError interface is an unsigned short representing the error code.
The following values are possible:
| 1 | PERMISSION_DENIED | The acquisition of the geolocation information failed because the page didn't have the permission to do it. |
| 2 | POSITION_UNAVAILABLE | The acquisition of the geolocation failed because one or several internal sources of position returned an internal error. |
| 3 | TIMEOUT | Geolocation information was not obtained in the allowed time. |
| Geolocation # code-attribute |
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