browser detection in javascript

Question

I need to show a different webpage when i open my website in IE6 and below version.

Need to show fbrowser.html file when my website opens in IE6 and below versions.

Please suggest!!

see stackoverflow.com/search?q=browser+detection+in+javascript and quirksmode.org/js/detect.html — Stefan
– Stefan, Commented Jan 25, 2012 at 11:52
A well designed site using feature detection and a good fallback strategy doesn't need to detect the browser. How will you deal with browsers you don't recognise? — RobG
– RobG, Commented Jan 25, 2012 at 12:33

Mr Lister · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-25 12:45:16Z

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In head:

<!--[if lte IE 6]>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=fbrowser.html">
<![endif]-->

Sorry, no javascript needed.

edited Jan 25, 2012 at 12:45

answered Jan 25, 2012 at 11:53

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nwaltham Over a year ago

that's interesting - what is doing the parsing and interpretation there?

Sudesh Over a year ago

If i m right it should be <!--[if lte IE 6]>, see missing > in end

Mr Lister Over a year ago

@user859955 these are conditional comments, which are used only by IE. Doing it like this hides the content from other browsers.

Sowmya Over a year ago

Yup it is working now. but i need to do it for all my html pages. pasting this code is in all the pages is the only solution fopr this? or is there any way to redirect to the fbrowser.html when the domain name opens? And also it should not only for ie 6, it is for ie6 and lower ie versions

Mr Lister Over a year ago

This syntax uses lte which means "less than or equal" so it detects all IE versions 6 and below. Problem solved! But if you want to detect IE earlier than during the page load, you might be better off detecting the browser on the server side. What platform are you using?

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nwaltham · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-25 11:52:49Z

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You could consider using http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.browser/

answered Jan 25, 2012 at 11:52

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:43:28Z

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According to this answer, you can try somethiing like the following:

<script type="text/javascript">
    // <![CDATA[
    var BrowserCheck = Class.create({
        initialize: function () {
            var userAgent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
            this.version = (userAgent.match(/.+(?:rv|it|ra|ie)[\/: ]([\d.]+)/) || [])[1];
            this.safari = /webkit/.test(userAgent) && !/chrome/.test(userAgent);
            this.opera = /opera/.test(userAgent);
            this.msie = /msie/.test(userAgent) && !/opera/.test(userAgent);
            this.mozilla = /mozilla/.test(userAgent) && !/(compatible|webkit)/.test(userAgent);
            this.chrome = /chrome/.test(userAgent);
        }
    });    
    // ]]>
</script>

edited May 23, 2017 at 11:43

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answered Jan 25, 2012 at 14:11

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