Navigator object
Window is not an object of javascript; but all the JavaScript objects, functions, and variables are a property of the window object. There are various other objects of javascript that are considered as a property of the window. The javascript navigator object is the window property which is used for browser detection and to get browser information. It is a property of the window object and thus can be written as window.navigator or only navigator.
Properties of Navigator Object:
| PROPERTY | USES |
| appName | To get the application name of the browser. |
| appVersion | To get the application version of the browser. |
| appCodeName | To get the application code name of the browser. |
| cookieEnabled | To get a true value if the cookie is already enabled otherwise false. |
| language | To get the language (This property is supported in Netscape and Firefox only). |
| mimeTypes | To get the array of mime type (This property is supported in Netscape and Firefox only). |
| online | To get a true value if a browser is online otherwise false. |
| platform | To get the platform or OS of the browser. |
| plugins | To get the plugins (This property is supported in Netscape and Firefox only). |
| systemLanguage | To get the system language (This property is supported in IE only). |
| userAgent | To get the user agent header sent by the browser to the server. |
| userLanguage | To get the user language (This property is supported in IE only). |
Methods of Navigator Object:
| METHOD | USES |
| javaEnabled() | To check if Java is enabled. |
| taintEnabled() | To check if taint is enabled. |
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p id="navigator1"></p>
<p id="navigator2"></p>
<p id="navigator3"></p>
<p id="navigator4"></p>
<p id="navigator5"></p>
<script>
document.getElementById("navigator1").innerHTML =
"navigator.appName is " + navigator.appName;
document.getElementById("navigator2").innerHTML =
"navigator.appVersion is " + navigator.appVersion;
document.getElementById("navigator3").innerHTML =
"navigator.platform is " + navigator.platform;
document.getElementById("navigator4").innerHTML =
"navigator.language is " + navigator.language;
document.getElementById("navigator5").innerHTML =
"navigator.javaEnabled is " + navigator.javaEnabled();
</script>
</body>
</html>
