JavaScript detects Web browser type and version in Notes/Domino 8.0.2

JavaScript detects Web browser type and version in Notes/Domino 8.0.2

Previous versions of Notes/Domino let developers use navigator.appName and navigator.appVersion to reveal which Web browser type and version were used being used in Notes/Domino applications. In Notes/Domino 8.0.2, however, these functions no longer give developers what they want.
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Domino provides us with the @BrowserInfo function, but this function gives incorrect results for newer Web browser versions. I was looking for a way to program a Web application based on specific browsers. This JavaScript class is easy to use and tested for almost all Web browsers.


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This was first published in March 2009

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