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sealong Maly
sealong Maly

Reputation: 311

How can I detect browser type using jQuery?

I want to detect if the user is using IE and Firefox but I cannot find the script.

I have code as below:

$(document).ready(function(e) {
    $.browser.chrome = /chrom(e|ium)/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase()); 
    if($.browser.chrome){
        alert(1);
             //this work well
    }
            else if(//the browser is IE){alert(2);}
            else if(//the browser is Firefox){alert(3);}

   //The problem is that I don't know how to write a script for IE and FireFox browser for chrome is work fine
 )};

Upvotes: 24

Views: 178746

Answers (11)

arvinda kumar
arvinda kumar

Reputation: 709

$(document).ready(function(){
				alert('sdfsd');
				checkOperatingSystem();
			});
			function checkOperatingSystem(){
			    var  userAgent = navigator.userAgent || navigator.vendor || window.opera;

			    
			    if (/android/i.test(userAgent)) {
			        alert('android');
			    }

			    
			    if (/iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(userAgent) && !window.MSStream) {
			        alert('ios');
			    }

			   
			    if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Win")!=-1)
			    {
			        
			    }

			   
			    if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Mac")!=-1)
			    {
			        
			    }  
			}

Upvotes: 0

Sandeep Sherpur
Sandeep Sherpur

Reputation: 2802

You can get Browser type here:

<script>
    var browser_type = Object.keys($.browser)[0];
    alert(browser_type);
</script>

Upvotes: 0

arvinda kumar
arvinda kumar

Reputation: 709

You can use this code to find correct browser and you can make changes for any target browser..... 

function myFunction() { 
        if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") || navigator.userAgent.indexOf('OPR')) != -1 ){
            alert('Opera');
        }
        else if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Chrome") != -1 ){
            alert('Chrome');
        }
        else if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari") != -1){
            alert('Safari');
        }
        else if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") != -1 ){
             alert('Firefox');
        }
        else if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE") != -1 ) || (!!document.documentMode == true )){
          alert('IE'); 
        }  
        else{
           alert('unknown');
        }
    }
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<title>Browser detector</title>

</head>
<body onload="myFunction()">
// your code here 
</body>
</html>

Upvotes: 13

Vishal Thakur
Vishal Thakur

Reputation: 1696

$.browser.chrome = /chrom(e|ium)/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase()); 

if($.browser.chrome){
  alert(1);      
}

UPDATE:(10x to @Mr. Bacciagalupe)

jQuery has removed $.browser from 1.9 and their latest release.

But you can still use $.browser as a standalone plugin, found here

Upvotes: 2

Prem
Prem

Reputation: 135

Another way to find versions of IE

http://tanalin.com/en/articles/ie-version-js/

IE versions Condition to check for

IE 10 or older -   document.all <BR/> 
IE 9 or older  -   document.all && !window.atob <br/>
IE 8 or older  -   document.all && !document.addEventListener <br/>
IE 7 or older  -   document.all && !document.querySelector <br/>
IE 6 or older  -   document.all && !window.XMLHttpRequest <br/>
IE 5.x         -   document.all && !document.compatMode

Upvotes: 0

Andr&#225;s
Andr&#225;s

Reputation: 3475

My solution for ie detection: 

if (navigator.userAgent.match(/msie/i) || navigator.userAgent.match(/trident/i) ){
    $("html").addClass("ie");
}

Jquery needed.

Upvotes: 29

EpokK
EpokK

Reputation: 38092

Use this:

(function (factory) {
  if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
    // AMD. Register as an anonymous module.
    define(['jquery'], function ($) {
      return factory($);
    });
  } else if (typeof module === 'object' && typeof module.exports === 'object') {
    // Node-like environment
    module.exports = factory(require('jquery'));
  } else {
    // Browser globals
    factory(window.jQuery);
  }
}(function(jQuery) {
  "use strict";

  function uaMatch( ua ) {
    // If an UA is not provided, default to the current browser UA.
    if ( ua === undefined ) {
      ua = window.navigator.userAgent;
    }
    ua = ua.toLowerCase();

    var match = /(edge)\/([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(opr)[\/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(chrome)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(version)(applewebkit)[ \/]([\w.]+).*(safari)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(webkit)[ \/]([\w.]+).*(version)[ \/]([\w.]+).*(safari)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(webkit)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(opera)(?:.*version|)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(msie) ([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
        ua.indexOf("trident") >= 0 && /(rv)(?::| )([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
        ua.indexOf("compatible") < 0 && /(mozilla)(?:.*? rv:([\w.]+)|)/.exec( ua ) ||
        [];

    var platform_match = /(ipad)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(ipod)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(iphone)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(kindle)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(silk)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(android)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(windows phone)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(win)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(mac)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(linux)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(cros)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(playbook)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(bb)/.exec( ua ) ||
        /(blackberry)/.exec( ua ) ||
        [];

    var browser = {},
        matched = {
          browser: match[ 5 ] || match[ 3 ] || match[ 1 ] || "",
          version: match[ 2 ] || match[ 4 ] || "0",
          versionNumber: match[ 4 ] || match[ 2 ] || "0",
          platform: platform_match[ 0 ] || ""
        };

    if ( matched.browser ) {
      browser[ matched.browser ] = true;
      browser.version = matched.version;
      browser.versionNumber = parseInt(matched.versionNumber, 10);
    }

    if ( matched.platform ) {
      browser[ matched.platform ] = true;
    }

    // These are all considered mobile platforms, meaning they run a mobile browser
    if ( browser.android || browser.bb || browser.blackberry || browser.ipad || browser.iphone ||
      browser.ipod || browser.kindle || browser.playbook || browser.silk || browser[ "windows phone" ]) {
      browser.mobile = true;
    }

    // These are all considered desktop platforms, meaning they run a desktop browser
    if ( browser.cros || browser.mac || browser.linux || browser.win ) {
      browser.desktop = true;
    }

    // Chrome, Opera 15+ and Safari are webkit based browsers
    if ( browser.chrome || browser.opr || browser.safari ) {
      browser.webkit = true;
    }

    // IE11 has a new token so we will assign it msie to avoid breaking changes
    // IE12 disguises itself as Chrome, but adds a new Edge token.
    if ( browser.rv || browser.edge ) {
      var ie = "msie";

      matched.browser = ie;
      browser[ie] = true;
    }

    // Blackberry browsers are marked as Safari on BlackBerry
    if ( browser.safari && browser.blackberry ) {
      var blackberry = "blackberry";

      matched.browser = blackberry;
      browser[blackberry] = true;
    }

    // Playbook browsers are marked as Safari on Playbook
    if ( browser.safari && browser.playbook ) {
      var playbook = "playbook";

      matched.browser = playbook;
      browser[playbook] = true;
    }

    // BB10 is a newer OS version of BlackBerry
    if ( browser.bb ) {
      var bb = "blackberry";

      matched.browser = bb;
      browser[bb] = true;
    }

    // Opera 15+ are identified as opr
    if ( browser.opr ) {
      var opera = "opera";

      matched.browser = opera;
      browser[opera] = true;
    }

    // Stock Android browsers are marked as Safari on Android.
    if ( browser.safari && browser.android ) {
      var android = "android";

      matched.browser = android;
      browser[android] = true;
    }

    // Kindle browsers are marked as Safari on Kindle
    if ( browser.safari && browser.kindle ) {
      var kindle = "kindle";

      matched.browser = kindle;
      browser[kindle] = true;
    }

     // Kindle Silk browsers are marked as Safari on Kindle
    if ( browser.safari && browser.silk ) {
      var silk = "silk";

      matched.browser = silk;
      browser[silk] = true;
    }

    // Assign the name and platform variable
    browser.name = matched.browser;
    browser.platform = matched.platform;
    return browser;
  }

  // Run the matching process, also assign the function to the returned object
  // for manual, jQuery-free use if desired
  window.jQBrowser = uaMatch( window.navigator.userAgent );
  window.jQBrowser.uaMatch = uaMatch;

  // Only assign to jQuery.browser if jQuery is loaded
  if ( jQuery ) {
    jQuery.browser = window.jQBrowser;
  }

  return window.jQBrowser;
}));

Upvotes: 5

cyberoot
cyberoot

Reputation: 340

Try to use it

$(document).ready(function() {
// If the browser type if Mozilla Firefox
if ($.browser.mozilla && $.browser.version >= "1.8" ){ 
// some code
}
// If the browser type is Opera
if( $.browser.opera)
{
// some code
}
// If the web browser type is Safari
if( $.browser.safari )
{
// some code
}
// If the web browser type is Chrome
if( $.browser.chrome)
{
// some code
}
// If the web browser type is Internet Explorer
if ($.browser.msie && $.browser.version <= 6 )
{
// some code
}
//If the web browser type is Internet Explorer 6 and above
if ($.browser.msie && $.browser.version > 6)
{
// some code
}
});

Upvotes: 1

Raza Ul Mustafa
Raza Ul Mustafa

Reputation: 9

I have used this and it works for me.Also include jquery migrate plugin,and jquery file.

if ( $.browser.webkit ) {
alert( "This is WebKit!" );
}

Upvotes: -1

Milosz
Milosz

Reputation: 511

The best solution is probably: use Modernizr.

However, if you necessarily want to use $.browser property, you can do it using jQuery Migrate plugin (for JQuery >= 1.9 - in earlier versions you can just use it) and then do something like:

if($.browser.chrome) {
   alert(1);
} else if ($.browser.mozilla) {
   alert(2);
} else if ($.browser.msie) {
   alert(3);
}

And if you need for some reason to use navigator.userAgent, then it would be:

$.browser.msie = /msie/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase()); 
$.browser.mozilla = /firefox/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase());

Upvotes: 29

xxbbcc
xxbbcc

Reputation: 17366

You shouldn't write your own browser-detection code - it's been done many times before. Use Modernizr to detect independent browser features instead. It's better to detect the various features than to detect entire browsers because various browsers may support different set of features and those features may even change through various versions of the same browser. If you detect the presence of a given feature, your code will likely work better in more browsers. This is especially true for the various mobile browsers.

When you run Modernizr, it'll update your HEAD element's class attribute so that it lists the various features of the browser that you're using - you can then use Javascript to query the attribute and decide what to do if a feature is present (or missing).

Upvotes: 7

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