Detect NS6

[sail3005]

How would i detect netscape 6 within a javascript, and distingush between netscape 4.7 and earlier, with NS6?

for example:

//var IE = (document.all)? 1 : 0;
//var NS = (document.layers)? 1: 0;

[Mark Sreeves]

Why do you need to determine if NS6 is being used?


navigator.appVersion returns 5.0 (Windows; en-US) for ns 6 and 4.02 [en] (WinNT; I ;Nav) for ns 4.2 so

with ns6
var ns = (document.layers)? 1: 0;
is set to 0 !

var app = navigator.appName;
var ver = navigator.appVersion;

document.write(app + "<BR>")
document.write(ver+ "<BR>")

var ie4 = (document.all)? true : false; 
var ns4 = (document.layers)? true : false;
var ns = (app == "Netscape");
var ns6 = ns && (navigator.appVersion.charAt(0)== 5)? true : false;

document.write('IE 4: ' + ie4 + "<BR>");
document.write('Netscape: ' + ns + "<BR>");
document.write('Netscape 4: '+ ns4 + "<BR>");
document.write('Netscape 6: ' + ns6 + "<BR>");

this displays:

IE5:

Microsoft Internet Explorer
4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.01; Windows NT)
IE 4: true
Netscape: false
Netscape 4: false
Netscape 6: false

netscape 4:

Netscape
4.02 [en] (WinNT; I ;Nav)
IE 4: false
Netscape: true
Netscape 4: true
Netscape 6: false

netscape 6:

Netscape
5.0 (Windows; en-US)
IE 4: false
Netscape: true
Netscape 4: false
Netscape 6: true

is this of any help to you?

[Mark Sreeves]

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