JavaScript Examples Bible - UserWorks Technologies

Chapter 12 ✦ Navigator and Other Environment Objects (Chapter 28)
form.doc_all.value = isDocAll()
form.doc_w3c.value = isDocW3C()
}
About This Browser
Brand
Netscape Navigator:
Internet Explorer:
Browser Version
3.0x Only (any brand):
3 or Later (any brand):
Navigator 4.7:
Navigator 6+:
MSIE 4+:
MSIE 5.5:
OS Platform
Windows:
Windows 95/98/2000/NT:
Macintosh:
Mac PowerPC:
Unix:
Element Referencing Style
Use document.all:
Use document.getElementById():
Sometimes you may need to use more than one of these functions together. For
example, if you want to create a special situation for the window.open() bug that
afflicts UNIX and Macintosh versions of Navigator 2, then you have to put your
Boolean operator logic powers to work to construct a fuller examination of the
browser:
function isWindowBuggy() {
return (isGeneration2() && (isMac() || isUnix()))
}
You can see many more examples of browser sniffing, including more details
about handling AOL browsers, in an article by Eric Krock at: http://developer.
netscape.com:80/docs/examples/javascript/browser_type.html.
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navigator.appCodeName