BrowserType (Function)

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BrowserType (Function)

In french: NavigateurType

Returns the type of browser used by the Web user.

Example

// Displays a specific page for IE9 
IF BrowserType() = BrowserTypeInternetExplorer THEN
	SWITCH BrowserVersion(BrowserMajorVersion)
	CASE 9
		PageDisplay(PAGE_Form_IE9)
	OTHER CASE
		PageDisplay(PAGE_Form_IE)
	END
ELSE
	PageDisplay(PAGE_Form)
END

Syntax

<Result> = BrowserType()

<Result>: Integer constant

Type of the browser used by the Web user to display the site:
BrowserTypeChrome Chrome.
BrowserTypeEdge Microsoft Edge.
BrowserTypeFirefox Firefox.
BrowserTypeGecko Browser that uses the Gecko engine (other than Firefox).
BrowserTypeInternetExplorer Internet Explorer.
BrowserTypeOpera Opera.
BrowserTypeRobot Robot of search engine.
BrowserTypeSafari Safari.
BrowserTypeUnknown The browser used is unknown or the information is missing.
BrowserTypeWebKit Browser that uses the WebKit engine (other than Chrome and Safari).

Remarks

The function returns the BrowserTypeUnknown constant if the browser used by the Web user is unknown.
For a dynamic site (non-AWP site), the returned value corresponds to the browser used when connecting to the site. If the user changes browser (via a copy-paste of URL in another browser for example), this change is not detected.
If your project uses pre-launched sessions, this function must not be used in the project initialization event. This function must be used in the "Initialization in pre-launched session mode" event.

Component: wd300page.dll