Browser detection with jQuery

    [javascript]
    function _setBrowser()
    {
    var userAgent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();

    // Figure out what browser is being used
    jQuery.browser = {

    version: (userAgent.match( /.+(?:rv|it|ra|ie|me|ve)[\/: ]([\d.]+)/ ) || [])[1],

    chrome: /chrome/.test( userAgent ),
    safari: /webkit/.test( userAgent ) && !/chrome/.test( userAgent ),
    opera: /opera/.test( userAgent ),
    firefox: /firefox/.test( userAgent ),
    msie: /msie/.test( userAgent ) && !/opera/.test( userAgent ),

    mozilla: /mozilla/.test( userAgent ) && !/(compatible|webkit)/.test( userAgent ),

    webkit: $.browser.webkit,
    gecko: /[^like]{4} gecko/.test( userAgent ),
    presto: /presto/.test( userAgent ),

    xoom: /xoom/.test( userAgent ),

    android: /android/.test( userAgent ),
    androidVersion: (userAgent.match( /.+(?:android)[\/: ]([\d.]+)/ ) || [0,0])[1],

    iphone: /iphone|ipod/.test( userAgent ),
    iphoneVersion: (userAgent.match( /.+(?:iphone\ os)[\/: ]([\d_]+)/ ) || [0,0])[1].toString().split(‘_’).join(‘.’),

    ipad: /ipad/.test( userAgent ),
    ipadVersion: (userAgent.match( /.+(?:cpu\ os)[\/: ]([\d_]+)/ ) || [0,0])[1].toString().split(‘_’).join(‘.’),

    blackberry: /blackberry/.test( userAgent ),

    winMobile: /Windows\ Phone/.test( userAgent ),
    winMobileVersion: (userAgent.match( /.+(?:windows\ phone\ os)[\/: ]([\d_]+)/ ) || [0,0])[1]
    };

    jQuery.browser.mobile = ($.browser.iphone || $.browser.ipad || $.browser.android || $.browser.blackberry );
    };
    [/javascript]

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