Syntax
- var userAgent = navigator.userAgent; /* It can simply be assigned to a variable */
Remarks
- There is no public standard for the
Navigator
object, however, all major browsers support it.
- The
navigator.product
property cannot be considered a reliable way to get the browser’s engine name since most browsers it will return Gecko
. Additionally, it is not supported in:
- Internet Explorer 10 and below
- Opera 12 and greater
- In Internet Explorer, the
navigator.geolocation
property is not supported in versions older than IE 8
- The
navigator.appCodeName
property returns Mozilla
for all modern browsers.