Monday, April 18, 2011

JQuery detection of browser

TASK: 
Fix something or do special instructions according to browser type.
SOLUTION: 
Use the flags of $.browser:

  • $.browser.webkit
  • $.browser.safari (deprecated) 
  • $.browser.opera
  • $.browser.msie
  • $.browser.mozilla


Also, we can detect version of browser using $.browser.version

Jquery.browser and $.browser are synonymous.

EXAMPLE: 

JQuery
if ($.browser.mozilla)
{
alert("The browser is mozilla");
}

JQuery
if ($.browser.msie)
{
alert("The browser is Internet Explorer, version:" + $.browser.version);
}

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