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React reusable hook to get the user location
// To use it, import useLocation from useLocation and then const [lat, errorMessage] = useLocation();
import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
export default () => {
const [lat, setLat] = useState(null);
const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState("");
useEffect(() => {
window.navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
(position) => setLat(position.coords.latitude),
(err) => setErrorMessage(err.message)
);
}, []);
return [lat, errorMessage];
};
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