jQuery.browser is one of the properties of the global jQuery Object. The property “$.browser” or “jQuery.browser” enables to detect which web browser is accessing the page. It is very useful while in need of serving unique contents for different browsers.
Following are the flags available for “jQuery.browser” property.
- webkit
- safari (deprecated)
- opera
- msie
- mozilla
Usage of jQuery.browser property
$.browser.webkit
$.browser.safari
$.browser.opera
$.browser.msie
$.browser.mozillaThis property will return “true”, if the current browser and the property flag are same.
Detect browser version using jQuery
jQuery.browser.version is used to detect the browser version. It returns String. jQuery.browser.version is one of properties of the global jQuery Object.
Usage of “jQuery.browser.version” property
jQuery.browser.versionExample for jQuery.browser and jQuery.browser.version property
Detect if the browser is IE6
if ( ($.browser.msie) && ($.browser.version == '6.0') ){
alert('IE 6')
}Notes:
jQuery official api reference states, “The $.browser property is deprecated in jQuery 1.3, but there are no immediate plans to remove it.”