Jquery/JavaScript to get current browser's name and its version

Question

Hi,
I using sharepoint 2010, 
Is it possible using Jquery/JavaScript to get current browser's name and its version.
when my sharepoint site home page opens i need to display a popup msg of current browser name and its version.
can anyone help me on this.
With Regards,
RK

Answer 1

Please use the below code snippet:
And here is the source code that performed the browser detection:
var nVer = navigator.appVersion;
var nAgt = navigator.userAgent;
var browserName = navigator.appName;
var fullVersion = ''+parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);
var majorVersion = parseInt(navigator.appVersion,10);
var nameOffset,verOffset,ix;
// In Opera 15+, the true version is after "OPR/"
if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("OPR/"))!=-1) {
browserName = "Opera";
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+4);
// In older Opera, the true version is after "Opera" or after "Version"
else if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Opera"))!=-1) {
browserName = "Opera";
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+6);
if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Version"))!=-1)
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+8);
// In MSIE, the true version is after "MSIE" in userAgent
else if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("MSIE"))!=-1) {
browserName = "Microsoft Internet Explorer";
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+5);
// In Chrome, the true version is after "Chrome"
else if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Chrome"))!=-1) {
browserName = "Chrome";
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+7);
// In Safari, the true version is after "Safari" or after "Version"
else if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Safari"))!=-1) {
browserName = "Safari";
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+7);
if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Version"))!=-1)
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+8);
// In Firefox, the true version is after "Firefox"
else if ((verOffset=nAgt.indexOf("Firefox"))!=-1) {
browserName = "Firefox";
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+8);
// In most other browsers, "name/version" is at the end of userAgent
else if ( (nameOffset=nAgt.lastIndexOf(' ')+1) <
(verOffset=nAgt.lastIndexOf('/')) )
browserName = nAgt.substring(nameOffset,verOffset);
fullVersion = nAgt.substring(verOffset+1);
if (browserName.toLowerCase()==browserName.toUpperCase()) {
browserName = navigator.appName;
// trim the fullVersion string at semicolon/space if present
if ((ix=fullVersion.indexOf(";"))!=-1)
fullVersion=fullVersion.substring(0,ix);
if ((ix=fullVersion.indexOf(" "))!=-1)
fullVersion=fullVersion.substring(0,ix);
majorVersion = parseInt(''+fullVersion,10);
if (isNaN(majorVersion)) {
fullVersion = ''+parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);
majorVersion = parseInt(navigator.appVersion,10);
document.write(''
+'Browser name = '+browserName+'<br>'
+'Full version = '+fullVersion+'<br>'
+'Major version = '+majorVersion+'<br>'
+'navigator.appName = '+navigator.appName+'<br>'
+'navigator.userAgent = '+navigator.userAgent+'<br>'
VARIABLES
DESCRIPTION
navigator.appCodeName 
The code name of the browser 
(e.g. Mozilla) 
navigator.appName
The name of the browser 
(e.g. Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer) 
navigator.appVersion
The browser version (e.g. 3.0 or 4.0) 
navigator.userAgent
The header information for the browser. 
(e.g. Mozilla/4.0) 
navigator.platform
The users operating system
(e.g. WIN32)
http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_window_navigator.asp
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