Introduction to Web Development using HTML 5
By: Kris Jamsa, Ph.D.

Chapter 31: Browser Identification

This chapter examines a few techniques you can use to determine a browser’s capabilities. By the time you finish this chapter, you will understand the following key concepts:

● What “hacks” are, and why Web developers try to avoid them
● How to determine a browser’s user-agent setting using JavaScript
● How to determine a user’s browser type
● What ways exist to identify a mobile browser

Chapter PowerPoint Presentation


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BrowserSpecifics.html
BrowserScreenResolution.html