Is it possible to detect browser information directly from FLEX????

Question

Hi All,
Can we detect our browser information (Browser Name, Version
etc) directly from FLEX? I don't want to use External Interface for
this purpose. Pease reply me soon.
Thanks,
Amit

Answer 1

Hi Amit,
The replies from Gnomann are correct.
Following the logic that Gnomann cited in his second post
(suggesting using ExternalInterface to execute browser JavaScript),
following are some examples.
These examples also demonstrate how JavaScript methods can be
written in-line directly in the ExternalInterface.call() execution:
var appName:String =
ExternalInterface.call( "function getAppName(){ return
navigator.appName; }"
var userAgent:String =
ExternalInterface.call( "function getUserAgent() { return
navigator.userAgent; }"
var appVersion:String =
ExternalInterface.call( "function getAppVersion(){ return
navigator.appVersion; }"
I have posted a different, runnable example here:
http://flexflashvideo.com/codesamples/flex/flex3/browserinfo/
You can right-click on the swf at the link above for "
View
Source"
btw ... an advantage of writing the JavaScript methods
in-line in the ActionScript ExternalInterface.call() executions is
that all of the code can be encapsulated in the Flex logic. That is
you do not have to write the JavaScript separately in the HTML
wrapper. You can if you want, of course. Certainly no harm in that
;-) Since your original question was how to detect the browser
information "directly from FLEX", I suspect you might like being
able to write the JavaScript methods in-line ;-)
Please post back regarding whether the above answers your
question, and if you find it helpful :-)
Best regards,
g