JavaScript browser detection

by Avinashullal

JavaScript

var BrowserDetect = {
    init: function () {
        this.browser = this.searchString(this.dataBrowser) || "An unknown browser";
        this.version = this.searchVersion(navigator.userAgent) || this.searchVersion(navigator.appVersion) || "an unknown version";
        this.OS = this.searchString(this.dataOS) || "an unknown OS";
    },
    searchString: function (data) {
        for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
            var dataString = data[i].string;
            var dataProp = data[i].prop;
            this.versionSearchString = data[i].versionSearch || data[i].identity;
            if (dataString) {
                if (dataString.indexOf(data[i].subString) != -1) return data[i].identity;
            } else if (dataProp) return data[i].identity;
        }
    },
    searchVersion: function (dataString) {
        var index = dataString.indexOf(this.versionSearchString);
        if (index == -1) 
        return;
        parseFloat(dataString.substring(index + this.versionSearchString.length + 1));
    },
    dataBrowser: [{
        string: navigator.userAgent,
        subString: "Chrome",
        identity: "Chrome"
    }, {
        string: navigator.userAgent,
        subString: "OmniWeb",
        versionSearch: "OmniWeb/",
        identity: "OmniWeb"
    }, {
        string: navigator.vendor,
        subString: "Apple",
        identity: "Safari",
        versionSearch: "Version"
    }, {
        prop: window.opera,
        identity: "Opera"
    }, {
        string: navigator.vendor,
        subString: "iCab",
        identity: "iCab"
    }, {
        string: navigator.vendor,
        subString: "KDE",
        identity: "Konqueror"
    }, {
        string: navigator.userAgent,
        subString: "Firefox",
        identity: "Firefox"
    }, {
        string: navigator.vendor,
        subString: "Camino",
        identity: "Camino"
    }, { // for newer Netscapes (6+)
        string: navigator.userAgent,
        subString: "Netscape",
        identity:...