What's the shortest javascript code to sniff if the browser is IE8.
I want to do something special just for IE8
I don't want to wire up a library that gives me back all the browsers and the versions.
I just want to write one or two lines to work out if it's IE8.
thanks
zo
The best way I found is to use conditional styles, or conditional compiling:
var isIE8 = false;
<!--[if IE 8]>
<script type='text/javascript'>
isIE8 = true;
</script>
<![endif]-->
Then in your code, you can simply check this value:
<script type='text/javascript'>
if (isIE8) {
alert('Your browser is IE8');
}
</script>
You can do this in HTML, by using this:
<!--[if IE 8]>
<script type="text/javascript" src="IE8.js">
<![endif]-->
Also take a look at this tutorial: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537509%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
In your HTML, you can include markup for certain IE browsers using conditional comments:
<!--[if IE 8]>
<script type="text/javascript" src="ie8_hacks.js">
<![endif]-->
Related
I'm building a website and I would like to include different versions of my style sheet based on the document mode the browser is in (not the browser mode).
For example of the documentmode = ie8 I might want to load main_ie8.css but if the documentmode = ie9 I might want to load main_ie9.css
I have a number of users that run IE9 in compatibility mode. This defaults the document mode to ie7 standards. I use the following meta tag to force the document mode to IE9 standards in IE9:
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">
The problem is the browser mode is still set to IE compatibility. So the user agent is still set to IE7.
Since there is no way on the server side to determine the document mode the browser is running in and conditional comments are also based on the browser mode not the document mode, how can I load my css files based on the document mode rather than the browser mode.
Use this code to detect browser mode and document mode.
var j = jQuery.noConflict();
j(document).ready(function(){
/* detect usage of IE Developer Tools using different Mode for Browser and Document */
if(j.browser.msie) {
var browserVersion = j.browser.version.slice(0,j.browser.version.indexOf("."));
var documentVersion = document.documentMode;
}
}
});
Send an ajax 'get' call to a sample.php script:
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
{
xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
}
else
{
xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
}
xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=function()
{
if (xmlhttp.readyState==4 && xmlhttp.status==200)
{
//do the settings based on the response from php
/*you can echo the css file name to be picked
based
on browser mode or document mode*/
var response=xmlhttp.responseText;
}
}
xmlhttp.open("GET","http://<?php echo IP; ?>/yourapp/sample.php?mode="+,true);
xmlhttp.send();
Hope it helps!
You could run a conditional javascript that tests the document mode, then appends the css. Something like:
if (BrowserDetect.browser == 'Explorer')
{
if (document.documentMode == 7 && BrowserDetect.version > 7)
{
// user is running IE in compatability mode
// load special CSS
}
}
Got this idea from a similar posts' answer at https://stackoverflow.com/a/13732003/3100667
If this is more of an issue of browser support for CSS styling, which it sounds like, you could also work around it by loading shims and polyfills to enable CSS3 support in older IE versions. The popular HTML5 Shiv is a good starting place.
A collection of other polyfills that may help fix a specific problem you're targeting is at https://github.com/Modernizr/Modernizr/wiki/HTML5-Cross-Browser-Polyfills
You can try conditional comments
http://www.quirksmode.org/css/condcom.html
<p class="accent">
<!--[if IE]>
According to the conditional comment this is IE<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 6]>
According to the conditional comment this is IE 6<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 7]>
According to the conditional comment this is IE 7<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 8]>
According to the conditional comment this is IE 8<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 9]>
According to the conditional comment this is IE 9<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if gte IE 8]>
According to the conditional comment this is IE 8 or higher<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
According to the conditional comment this is IE lower than 9<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if lte IE 7]>
According to the conditional comment this is IE lower or equal to 7<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if gt IE 6]>
According to the conditional comment this is IE greater than 6<br />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if !IE]> -->
According to the conditional comment this is not IE 5-9<br />
<!-- <![endif]-->
</p>
Sorry for the title ,it is indeed confusing.
I have some javascript code that works in every browser except IE 7 and 8 (it throws errors). So as a work around I would like the code not to run on certaing pages of all browsers where its redundant.
I would like the solution to be in javascript because I only want to disable in some pages instead of apply the rule to all.
I think for example this function can help you to skip the javascripts on javascript side:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537509%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
Or you can do this on php side also:
PHP: If internet explorer 6, 7, 8 , or 9
You can use IE conditional statements in the head tag to include JS only when the browser is IE of a specific version:
<!--[if lt IE 8]>
<script src="myscript.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<![endif]-->
The code is wrapped in a comment statement on purpose!
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537512(VS.85).aspx
<![if !IE]>
<script src="script.js"></script>
<![endif]>
I really don't understand you question well. But if you want disable the script of IE
You can try this(for example):
For disabline script for IE -
<!--[if !IE]><!-->
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
// your inline script goes here
</script>
<!--<![endif]-->
Read this 1
For disabling script for IE 8 -
<!--[if !(IE 8)]><!-->
<script src="path/to/external/script"></script>
<script>
// your inline script goes here
</script>
<!--<![endif]-->
and
<!--[if !(gte IE 8)]><!-->
<script src="path/to/external/script"></script>
<script>
// your inline script goes here
</script>
<!--<![endif]-->
Read this 2
Removing a Script block :
set a id to your script,
<script id="sample">
...
</script>
and use this code,
$("#sample").remove();
I guess what you're looking for is document.location in combination with a browser detectio. But be aware that most browsers can fake the instances. If you're using jQuery I'd suggest you use the $.support property instead of trying to get the user agent.
http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.support/
Greetings
Niveaulos
How can I fix this? eg:
snd = new Audio("foo/bar.wav")
alert("abc") //in IE this line wont run??!
snd.play()
If you detect the feauture (the supported type),
your script will not throw an error in other browsers (mobile etc.),
that doesn't support audio.
You could make it crossbrowser conditional ie.
if (typeof window.Audio != 'undefined') {
/* var snd = new Audio("foo/bar.wav"); ... */
}
or consider to use Modernizr.
IE8- does not support the <audio> element. See http://caniuse.com/#feat=audio. If you can separate your script, you can do this:
<!--[if lte IE 8]>
<script>
alert("Old IE.");
</script>
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 9]>
<script>
snd = new Audio("foo/bar.wav");
alert("IE9");
snd.play()
</script>
<![endif]-->
<!--[if !IE]> -->
<script>
snd = new Audio("foo/bar.wav");
alert("Not IE (Or IE10+)");
snd.play()
</script>
<!-- <![endif]-->
IE10 drops conditional comments altogether, so it will use the !IE script.
My programmer is on vacation so I need your help! I discovered a page that has a bug for IE users. I want to redirect all IE users to a different page.
How can I do this? I searched all through Google and Stackoverflow and cannot find an answer. (I found some scripts, and tried them, but none worked).
Try:
<!--[if IE]>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.location = "http://www.google.com/";
</script>
<![endif]-->
Or, a non-JS solution, put the following in your head section:
<!--[if IE]>
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=http://www.google.com">
<![endif]-->
A reminder that the [if IE] solution does not apply to IE 10 or greater. This can be very annoying for "features" that have not been fixed by IE 10. I am going to try the php and java solutions and re-comment.
I put this in header and it works for all IE versions:
<!-- For IE <= 9 -->
<!--[if IE]>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.location = "https://google.com";
</script>
<![endif]-->
<!-- For IE > 9 -->
<script type="text/javascript">
if (window.navigator.msPointerEnabled) {
window.location = "https://google.com";
}
</script>
For Internet Explorer 10 this one works well
<script type="text/javascript">
if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer')
{
self.location = "http://www.itmaestro.in"
}
</script>
Server-side solution using PHP that's guaranteed to work on all browsers:
<?
if ( preg_match("/MSIE/",$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) )
header("Location: indexIE.html");
else
header("Location: indexNonIE.html");
exit;
?>
Support for conditional comments has been removed in Internet Explorer 10 standards
I'm use this dirty hack for redirecting IE10+ users
<script type="text/javascript">
var check = true;
</script>
<!--[if lte IE 9]>
<script type="text/javascript">
var check = false;
</script>
<![endif]-->
<script type="text/javascript">
if (check) {
window.location = "page_for_ie10+.html";
}
</script>
js code:
<script>if (/*#cc_on!#*/false || (!!window.MSInputMethodContext && !!document.documentMode)){window.location.href="https://....html";}</script>
You can also use this Boycott-IE:upgrade-your-browser
I have a JQuery-Datepicker that (however) crashes my site when you are using IE6. So I want the site to prevent the loading of that particular javascript on IE6.
I know about this trick:
<!--[if IE 6]>
<script type="text/javascript" src="datepicker.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
But I need it the other way around: To load the Script if the browser is NOT IE 6. This will not work, since Mozilla & Co. will see just a simple comment:
<!--[if !IE 6]>
<script type="text/javascript" src="datepicker.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
So, what's the best solution for this problem? Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
var loadLibrary = true;
<!--[if IE 6]>
loadLibrary = false;
<![endif]-->
if(loadLibrary)
{
var s = document.createElement("script");
s.setAttribute("type", "text/javascript");
s.setAttribute("src", "datepicker.js");
document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(s);
}