browser detection - quite old now
// JavaScript Document
function sniffer(){
var is_iOS = false,
_platform = navigator.platform;
if( _platform === 'iPad' || _platform === 'iPhone' || _platform === 'iPod' ){
is_iOS = true;
// redirect or call non-flash stuff here
}
}
function getVersion(){
var iOSversion = false,
_window = window,
_platform = navigator.platform;
if( _platform === 'iPad' || _platform === 'iPhone' || _platform === 'iPod' ){
!!_window.history && !!_window.history.pushState ? iOSversion = '4+' : iOSversion = '4-';
!!_window.matchMedia ? iOSversion = '5+' : '';
}
}
function detectBrowserVersion(){
var userAgent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
$.browser.chrome = /chrome/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase());
var version = 0;
// Is this a version of IE?
if($.browser.msie){
userAgent = $.browser.version;
userAgent = userAgent.substring(0,userAgent.indexOf('.'));
version = userAgent;
}
// Is this a version of Chrome?
if($.browser.chrome){
userAgent = userAgent.substring(userAgent.indexOf('chrome/') +7);
userAgent = userAgent.substring(0,userAgent.indexOf('.'));
version = userAgent;
// If it is chrome then jQuery thinks it's safari so we have to tell it it isn't
$.browser.safari = false;
}
// Is this a version of Safari?
if($.browser.safari){
userAgent = userAgent.substring(userAgent.indexOf('safari/') +7);
userAgent = userAgent.substring(0,userAgent.indexOf('.'));
version = userAgent;
}
// Is this a version of Mozilla?
if($.browser.mozilla){
//Is it Firefox?
if(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('firefox') != -1){
userAgent = userAgent.substring(userAgent.indexOf('firefox/') +8);
userAgent = userAgent.substring(0,userAgent.indexOf('.'));
version = userAgent;
}
// If not then it must be another Mozilla
else{
}
}
// Is this a version of Opera?
if($.browser.opera){
userAgent = userAgent.substring(userAgent.indexOf('version/') +8);
userAgent = userAgent.substring(0,userAgent.indexOf('.'));
version = userAgent;
}
return version;
}