javascript detect browser
//gets the type of browser
function detectBrowser() {
if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") || navigator.userAgent.indexOf('OPR')) != -1 ) {
return 'Opera';
} else if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Chrome") != -1 ) {
return 'Chrome';
} else if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari") != -1) {
return 'Safari';
} else if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") != -1 ){
return 'Firefox';
} else if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE") != -1 ) || (!!document.documentMode == true )) {
return 'IE';//crap
} else {
return 'Unknown';
}
} agent = {browser:{name:null,version:null,v:null,userAgent:null,app:null,os:null},mobile:false,pointlock:false};
var nVer = navigator.appVersion;
var nAgt = navigator.userAgent;
var browserName = navigator.appName;
var fullVersion = ''+parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);
var majorVersion = parseInt(navigator.appVersion,10);
var nameOffset,verOffset,ix;
agent.pointlock = 'pointerLockElement' in document ||
'mozPointerLockElement' in document ||
'webkitPointerLockElement' in document;
// In Opera, the true version is after "Opera" or after "Version"
if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Opera"))!=-1) {
browserName = "Opera";
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+6);
if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Version"))!=-1)
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+8);
}
// In MSIE, the true version is after "MSIE" in userAgent
else if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("MSIE"))!=-1) {
browserName = "Microsoft Internet Explorer";
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+5);
}
// In Chrome, the true version is after "Chrome"
else if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Chrome"))!=-1) {
browserName = "Chrome";
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+7);
}
// In Safari, the true version is after "Safari" or after "Version"
else if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Safari"))!=-1) {
browserName = "Safari";
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+7);
if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Version"))!=-1)
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+8);
}
// In Firefox, the true version is after "Firefox"
else if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Firefox"))!=-1) {
browserName = "Firefox";
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+8);
}
// In most other browsers, "name/version" is at the end of userAgent
else if ( (nameOffset=nAgt.lastIndexOf(' ')+1) <
(verOffset=nAgt.lastIndexOf('/')) )
{
browserName = nAgt.substring(nameOffset,verOffset);
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+1);
if (browserName.toLowerCase()==browserName.toUpperCase()) {
browserName = navigator.appName;
}
}
// trim the fullVersion string at semicolon/space if present
if ((ix=fullVersion.indexOf(";"))!=-1)
fullVersion=fullVersion.substring(0,ix);
if ((ix=fullVersion.indexOf(" "))!=-1)
fullVersion=fullVersion.substring(0,ix);
majorVersion = parseInt(''+fullVersion,10);
if (isNaN(majorVersion)) {
fullVersion = ''+parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);
majorVersion = parseInt(navigator.appVersion,10);
}
agent.browser.name = browserName;
agent.browser.version = fullVersion;
agent.browser.v = majorVersion;
agent.browser.app = navigator.appName;
agent.browser.userAgent = navigator.userAgent;
var OSName="Unknown OS";
if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Win")!=-1) OSName="Windows";
if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Mac")!=-1) OSName="MacOS";
if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("X11")!=-1) OSName="UNIX";
if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Linux")!=-1) OSName="Linux";
agent.browser.os = OSName;
agent.mobile = (typeof window.orientation !== "undefined") || (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('IEMobile') !== -1);browser version check for chrome or firefox typescript