How to get browser name and version using JavaScript

by Anil Kumar Panigrahi · Published April 23, 2014 · Updated September 22, 2014

Hi friends, In this post I am going to explain about how to get the browser name and there version using simple JavaScript function.

How to get browser name and version using JavaScript by Anil Kumar Panigrahi

JavaScript Code

function detectBrowser(){
var N= navigator.appName;
var UA= navigator.userAgent;
var temp;
var browserVersion= UA.match(/(opera|chrome|safari|firefox|msie)\/?\s*(\.?\d+(\.\d+)*)/i);
if(browserVersion && (temp= UA.match(/version\/([\.\d]+)/i))!= null)
browserVersion[2]= temp[1];
browserVersion= browserVersion? "Browser:"+[browserVersion[1]+"\n Version:"+ browserVersion[2]]: [N, navigator.appVersion,'-?'];
alert(browserVersion);

};

Anil Kumar Panigrahi

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