Browser version detection in Javascript
var ns4 = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape")>=0 &&
parseFloat(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 &&
parseFloat(navigator.appVersion) < 5)? true : false;
var ns6 = (parseFloat(navigator.appVersion) >= 5 &&
navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape")>=0 )? true: false;
var ns = (document.layers)? true:false;
var ie = (document.all)? true:false;
Example usage
function GetElement(id){
if(ie) {return document.all[id];}
else {return document.getElementById(id);}
}
| Author |
: Paul Hayman |
| Published |
: Thursday, 03 April, 2008 |
Paul is the COO of kwiboo ltd consultant and has more than a decade of IT consultancy experience. He has consulted for a number of blue chip companies and has been exposed to the folowing sectors: Utilities, Telecommunications, Insurance, Media, Investment Banking, Leisure, Legal, CRM, Pharmaceuticals, Interactive Gaming, Mobile Communications, Online Services.
Paul is the COO and co-founder of kwiboo (http://www.kwiboo.com/) and is also the creator of GeekZilla.