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Display Browser Parameters

Your browser settings

What it all means

navigator.appCodeName:
The application code name of the browser. For Internet Explorer and Netscape, this is always returned as "Mozilla".
navigator.appMinorVersion:
The minor version number of the browser, supported only by Internet Explorer. Generally this will consist of a string which indicates which service packs and hot fixes have been installed on the user machine.
navigator.appName:
Returns the name of the browser application ("Microsoft Internet Explorer" or "Netscape").
navigator.browserLanguage:
Indicates the language of the browser or operating system.
navigator.cookieEnabled:
Returned as "true" if cookies are enabled in the browser, "false" if not.
navigator.cpuClass:
Indicates the type of CPU of the user machine.

x86

Intel processor.

68K

Motorola processor.

Alpha

Digital processor.

PPC

Motorola processor.

Other

Other CPU classes, including Sun SPARC.
navigator.onLine:
"True" if the user is in online mode, "false" if not. Note this does not indicates whether or not the machine s connected to the network.
navigator.platform:
Indicates the operating system.

HP-UX  

HP Unix-based computers.

MacPPC  

Macintosh PowerPC-based computers.

Mac68K  

Macintosh 68K-based computers.

SunOS  

Solaris-based computers.

Win32  

Microsoft® Windows® 32-bit platform.

Win16  

Windows 16-bit platform.

WinCE  

Windows CE
navigator.systemLanguage:
Indicates the language of the computer system.
navigator.userAgent:
The HTTP user-agent contains information about compatibility, the browser, and the platform name.
navigator.userLanguage:
Contains the setting in the "Your locale (location)" box in the Regional Options of Control Panel.

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