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Test for Internet Explorer in JavaScript

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var isMSIE = /*@[email protected]*/0;

if (isMSIE) {
  // do IE-specific things
} else {
  // do non IE-specific things
}
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  1. User Avatar
    Rodney Reid
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    if (-[1,]) {
    // do non IE-specific things
    } else {
    // do IE-specific things
    }

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    Ruben Vreeken
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    If you need to know if an IE browser is used purely for the sake of implementing IE-specific css rules, you can simply put the following code at the top of your html file. Basically it places an tag with a css class for ie 6 through 9.

    <!--[if lt IE 7 ]> <html lang="en" class="ie6"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 7 ]>    <html lang="en" class="ie7"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 8 ]>    <html lang="en" class="ie8"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 9 ]>    <html lang="en" class="ie9"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if (gt IE 9)|!(IE)]><!--> <html lang="en"> <!--<![endif]-->

    This way u dont need any javascript to use IE-specific css code.

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      Stacey
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      Can someone explain the following to me? I’m not sure that I get this conditional comment. What is its intent?

      <!--[if (gt IE 9)|!(IE)]><!--> <html lang="en"> <!--<![endif]-->

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      vikas
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      @stacey: that condition says, if the browser is Greater than IE9 or Not any of the IE then do this , which will be for browsers other than IE like chorme etc.

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    Lonesome Walker
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    The question was not: how to be done without JS, it was explicit WITH js…

    Thanks, helped me a lot!

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    eman on
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    Oh the pains of IE – thanks

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  5. User Avatar
    jonathan marzullo
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    It is better to use feature detection:

    // IE feature detection
    var isIE9 = document.addEventListener,
    isIE8 = document.querySelector,
    isIE7 = window.XMLHttpRequest;

    if(isIE9){
    // is IE9
    } else if(isIE8) {
    // is IE8
    } else if(isIE7) {
    // is IE7
    }

    hope this helps!

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    Melanie
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    If you’re using jQuery…

    


if($('html').hasClass('lt-ie8')) { //Do IE7 specific stuff }
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      Melanie
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      … in combination with:

      
<!--[if IE 7]><html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8" > <![endif]-->"
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      Flak DiNenno
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      minor nitpick, but, I don’t think you meant to include that last double-quote(“) on your 2nd comment here. Also, you might want to use the HTML conditionals first and nest the jQuery w/in it (that may be what you meant, but I thought I’d add that for clarity):

      <!--[if IE 7]>
  <html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8" > 
  if($('html').hasClass('lt-ie8')) { //Do IE7 specific stuff }
<![endif]-->"
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      Kim Wilson
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      Thanks Melanie! Just what I was looking for!

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    Steve Oldner (@soldner)
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    Using Jquery mobile but need to determine if users are using their desktop. IE is standard here and company’s default is no outside library so it looks bad. This is only for mobile portal – we have a full desktop portal already. Question is 2 parts and looking for best practices.
    1. How do I detect big screen?
    2. How can I tell if they allow JQuery?

    Thanks!

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    Seetpal singh
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    hi,

    below code works perfectly

    var isMSIE = /*@[email protected]*/1;
window.onload   =   function(){
    if (!isMSIE) {
        // do IE-specific things
        alert('saf');
        var bod =   document.getElementsByTagName('body');
        bod[0].setAttribute('class','IE');
    } 
}
    Reply

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