JavaScript Tutorial/Development/Browser Detect
Browser Detective
<source lang="javascript">
<html> <head> <title>Browser Detective</title> <script> var bVersion = 0; var isNav = false; var isIE = false; function checkBrowser(){
if (navigator.appName == "Netscape"){ isNav = true; } else { if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){ isIE = true; } } bVersion = parseInt(navigator.appVersion); if (bVersion < 4){ alert("Consider getting a newer browser! This code might not work!"); } if ((!isNav) && (!isIE)){ alert("I do not recognize this browser. This code might not work"); }
} </script> </head> <body>
Browser Detective
<script> checkBrowser(); if (isNav){
document.write("Netscape Navigator");
} else {
if (isIE){ document.write("Internet Explorer"); }
} </script>
</body> </html></source>