is there a way to tell if a user is using IE or FF and...

[Pete-KT]

is there a way in an html to tell if the user is using ie or FF and if its FF to use a differnt part of code instead of using the code for ie?

[JOKER]

Yes, there is.

[Pete-KT]

Ok so how do i do it?

[SmokeyTheBear]

<script>
var browser_type=navigator.appName
var browser_version=parseInt(navigator.appVersion)

//if NS 6
if (browser_typehahahaha"Netscape"&&browser_version>=5){
document.write("your using netscape");
}
//if IE 4+
else if (browser_typehahahaha"Microsoft Internet Explorer"&&browser_version>=4){
document.write("your using ie");
}
//if firefox 1+
else if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") != -1){
document.write("Your using firefox");
}
//if NS4+
else if (browser_typehahahaha"Netscape"&&browser_version>=4)
{
document.write("Your using netscape");
}
//Default goto page (NOT NS 4+ and NOT IE 4+ or firefox)
else
{
document.write("i dunno what your using");
}
</script>

[SmokeyTheBear]

hmm stupid gfy parse out the = = ... ill try it again


<script>
var browser_type=navigator.appName
var browser_version=parseInt(navigator.appVersion)

//if NS 6
if (browser_type=="Netscape"&&browser_version>=5){
document.write("your using netscape");
}
//if IE 4+
else if (browser_type=="Microsoft Internet Explorer"&&browser_version>=4){
document.write("your using ie");
}
//if firefox 1+
else if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") != -1){
document.write("Your using firefox");
}
//if NS4+
else if (browser_type=="Netscape"&&browser_version>=4)
{
document.write("Your using netscape");
}
//Default goto page (NOT NS 4+ and NOT IE 4+ or firefox)
else
{
document.write("i dunno what your using");
}
</script>

[JOKER]

Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

<script>
var browser_type=navigator.appName
var browser_version=parseInt(navigator.appVersion)

//if NS 6
if (browser_typehahahaha"Netscape"&&browser_version>=5){
document.write("your using netscape");
}
//if IE 4+
else if (browser_typehahahaha"Microsoft Internet Explorer"&&browser_version>=4){
document.write("your using ie");
}
//if firefox 1+
else if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") != -1){
document.write("Your using firefox");
}
//if NS4+
else if (browser_typehahahaha"Netscape"&&browser_version>=4)
{
document.write("Your using netscape");
}
//Default goto page (NOT NS 4+ and NOT IE 4+ or firefox)
else
{
document.write("i dunno what your using");
}
</script>

What he said, without the hahahaha

STB

[Kevsh]

Originally Posted by Pete-KT

is there a way in an html to tell if the user is using ie or FF and if its FF to use a differnt part of code instead of using the code for ie?

In pure HTML?
Nope. You'll have to rely on JavaScript, etc. for the detection and it can update the tags parameters (visible/not visible).

eg. (in sort of a mashed pseudo-code)

<script>
IF browser = IE then one.visibility="visible"
ELSE two.visibility="visible"
</script>

<DIV ID="one" STYLE="visibility: hidden">
IE stuff here
</DIV>

<DIV ID="two" STYLE="visibility: hidden">
FF stuff here
</DIV>

I'd look up the exact elements/parameters but this is the basic idea, I did something like this a LONG time ago and it should still be viable.

[czarina]

you are quick on the draw smokey.

[Kevsh]

Edit: The advantage of this method is it's a little easier on the search engines and anyone having to read the code. And personally, I hate outputting HTML from a <script> tag

[BigBen]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpsniff/
http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.get-browser.php

[Libertine]

Remember, though, that 5-10% of users have javascript disabled, so you also need some <noscript>content</noscript> if you use js for the output.

[Theo]

over 10 posts and nobody told you this is a newbie question ;-)