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A small class to detect the browser and the operating system
A very simple class that takes in a user agent string and returns the browser name (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, etc.) and also the Operating System (Mac, Windows, Android, etc.)., (*1)
Firstly, you should not use browser sniffing for fearture detection, use Modernizr., (*2)
We mainly use this for style tweaks between different browsers. Or sometimes you may need to add a little script (differences in keystroke handling can be difficult to feature detect) or tweak on a specific platform combination and so you might do a check to see if that makes sense., (*3)
The results are pretty crude. We only return internet-explorer if any verison of IE is found. There is no version information., (*4)
For the platform, we only return that operation system. This means all iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod) would only return ios., (*5)
If you need to know specifics about the device, use media queries., (*6)
Platforms, (*7)
Browsers, (*8)
getBrowser() // returns the string for the browser getPlatform() // returns the platform for the browser isMobile() // returns true for android and ios platforms (except iPad) isDesktop() // returns the opposite of isMobile()
Browser Class </body> </html>
Results for Chrome on a Macbook:, (*9)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Browser Class</title>
<style>
/* the body would now be red */
body.google-chrome.mac {
background: red;
}
</style>
</head>
<body class="google-chrome mac">
<!-- content -->
</body>
</html>
A small class to detect the browser and the operating system
MIT
php platform browser useragent os agent sniff
A small class to detect the browser and the operating system
MIT
php platform browser useragent os agent sniff