How to check the user is using Internet Explorer in JavaScript?
There may arise cases when we need to check the browser being used. Some features of your website may not be supported in older browsers like Internet Explorer(IE). There are different ways to check the version of Internet Explorer being used.
Syntax-1: For Internet Explorer 10 or older
var ua = window.navigator.userAgent;
var msie = ua.indexOf('MSIE ');
if (msie > 0) {
// IE 10 or older => return version number
return parseInt(ua.substring(msie + 5, ua.indexOf('.', msie)), 10);
}
Syntax-2: For Internet Explorer 11
var ua = window.navigator.userAgent;
var trident = ua.indexOf('Trident/');
if (trident > 0) {
// IE 11 => return version number
var rv = ua.indexOf('rv:');
return parseInt(ua.substring(rv + 3, ua.indexOf('.', rv)), 10);
}
Syntax-3: For Internet Explorer 12+ (Edge)
var ua = window.navigator.userAgent;
var edge = ua.indexOf('Edge/');
if (edge > 0) {
// Edge (IE 12+) => return version number
return parseInt(ua.substring(edge + 5, ua.indexOf('.', edge)), 10);
}
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
Detects user uses Internet Explorer
</ title >
</ head >
< body >
< center >
< h1 style = "color:green" >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< script >
//detects if user uses Internet Explorer
//returns version of IE or false, if browser is not IE
//Function to detect IE or not
function IEdetection() {
var ua = window.navigator.userAgent;
var msie = ua.indexOf('MSIE ');
if (msie > 0) {
// IE 10 or older, return version number
return ('IE ' + parseInt(ua.substring(
msie + 5, ua.indexOf('.', msie)), 10));
}
var trident = ua.indexOf('Trident/');
if (trident > 0) {
// IE 11, return version number
var rv = ua.indexOf('rv:');
return ('IE ' + parseInt(ua.substring(
rv + 3, ua.indexOf('.', rv)), 10));
}
var edge = ua.indexOf('Edge/');
if (edge > 0) {
//Edge (IE 12+), return version number
return ('IE ' + parseInt(ua.substring(
edge + 5, ua.indexOf('.', edge)), 10));
}
// User uses other browser
return ('Not IE');
}
var result = IEdetection();
document.write(result);
</ script >
</ center >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output (Opening with Firefox):
Not IE
Output (Opening with IE 11):
IE 11
Output (Opening with Edge):
IE 18
Last Updated :
14 May, 2019
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