Detect IE with Javascript
// vanilla javascript
var browser = {
isIe: function () {
return navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1;
},
navigator: navigator.appVersion,
getVersion: function() {
var version = 999; // we assume a sane browser
if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1)
// bah, IE again, lets downgrade version number
version = parseFloat(navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE")[1]);
return version;
}
};
if (browser.isIe() && browser.getVersion() <= 9) {
console.log("You are currently using Internet Explorer" + browser.getVersion() + " or are viewing the site in Compatibility View, please upgrade for a better user experience.")
}
// jquery
(function($) {
var matched, browser;
// Use of jQuery.browser is frowned upon.
// More details: http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.browser
// jQuery.uaMatch maintained for back-compat
jQuery.uaMatch = function( ua ) {
ua = ua.toLowerCase();
var match = /(chrome)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
/(webkit)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
/(opera)(?:.*version|)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
/(msie) ([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
ua.indexOf("compatible") < 0 && /(mozilla)(?:.*? rv:([\w.]+)|)/.exec( ua ) ||
[];
return {
browser: match[ 1 ] || "",
version: match[ 2 ] || "0"
};
};
// Don't clobber any existing jQuery.browser in case it's different
if ( !jQuery.browser ) {
matched = jQuery.uaMatch( navigator.userAgent );
browser = {};
if ( matched.browser ) {
browser[ matched.browser ] = true;
browser.version = matched.version;
}
// Chrome is Webkit, but Webkit is also Safari.
if ( browser.chrome ) {
browser.webkit = true;
} else if ( browser.webkit ) {
browser.safari = true;
}
jQuery.browser = browser;
}
})(jQuery);