Contains information about the browser.
Members Table
The following table lists the members exposed by the
clientInformation
object.
| Property | Description |
|---|
| appCodeName |
Retrieves the code name of the browser. |
| appMinorVersion |
Retrieves the application's minor version value. |
| appName |
Retrieves the name of the browser. |
| appVersion |
Retrieves the platform and version of the browser. |
| browserLanguage |
Retrieves the current browser language. |
| cookieEnabled |
Retrieves whether client-side persistent cookies are enabled in the browser. Persistent cookies are those that are stored on the client-side computer. |
| cpuClass |
Retrieves a string denoting the CPU class. |
| onLine |
Retrieves a value indicating whether the system is online. |
| platform |
Retrieves the name of the user's operating system. |
| systemLanguage |
Retrieves the default language used by the operating system.
|
| userAgent |
Retrieves a string equivalent to the HTTP user-agent request header. |
| userLanguage |
Retrieves the operating system's natural language setting. |
Collections
| Collection | Description |
|---|
| plugins |
Retrieves a collection of all embed objects within the document. |
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|
| javaEnabled |
Returns whether Java is enabled. |
| taintEnabled |
Returns whether data tainting is enabled. |
Objects
| Object | Description |
|---|
| userProfile |
Obsolete. Provides methods that allow a script to request read access to and perform read actions on a user's profile information. |
Examples
This example shows how to determine whether the userAgent of the browser contains "MSIE". If it does, the browser is Windows Internet Explorer.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
if (window.clientInformation.userAgent.indexOf( "MSIE " ) > 0)
// The browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer.
</SCRIPT>
This example shows how to determine whether the browser can run Java applets.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
if (window.clientInformation.javaEnabled() == true )
// Java is enabled; applets can run.
</SCRIPT>
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this object.
Applies To