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Navigator platform Property

< Navigator Object

Example

Get the version of your browser:

var x = "Platform: " + navigator.platform;

The result of x will be:

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Definition and Usage

The platform property returns for which platform the browser is compiled.

Browser Support

Property
platform Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

navigator.platform

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing platform of the browser.

Possible values:
  • HP-UX
  • Linux i686
  • Linux armv7l
  • Mac68K
  • MacPPC
  • MacIntel
  • SunOS
  • Win16
  • Win32
  • WinCE
  • Etc..
Examples

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Example

A demonstration of all navigator properties in one example:

var txt = "";
txt += "<p>Browser CodeName: " + navigator.appCodeName + "</p>";
txt += "<p>Browser Name: " + navigator.appName + "</p>";
txt += "<p>Browser Version: " + navigator.appVersion + "</p>";
txt += "<p>Cookies Enabled: " + navigator.cookieEnabled + "</p>";
txt += "<p>Browser Language: " + navigator.language + "</p>";
txt += "<p>Browser Online: " + navigator.onLine + "</p>";
txt += "<p>Platform: " + navigator.platform + "</p>";
txt += "<p>User-agent header: " + navigator.userAgent + "</p>";
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< Navigator Object