NavigatorID

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The NavigatorID interface contains methods and properties related to the identity of the browser.

There is no object of type NavigatorID, but other interfaces, like Navigator or WorkerNavigator, implement it.

Properties

The NavigatorID interface doesn't inherit any properties.

NavigatorID.appCodeName Read only: Always returns 'Mozilla', on any browser. This property is kept only for compatibility purpose.
NavigatorID.appName Read only: Returns the official name of the browser. Do not rely on this property to return the correct value.
NavigatorID.appVersion Read only: Returns the version of the browser as a string. Do not rely on this property to return the correct value.
NavigatorID.platform Read only: Returns a string representing the platform of the browser. Do not rely on this property to return the correct value.
NavigatorID.product Read only: Always returns 'Gecko', on any browser. This property is kept only for compatibility purpose.
NavigatorID.userAgent Read only: Returns the user agent string for the current browser.

The NavigatorID interface doesn't inherit any methods.

NavigatorID.taintEnabled() Not available to workers: Always returns false. JavaScript taint/untaint functions were removed in JavaScript 1.2. This method is only kept for compatibility purpose

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'NavigatorID' in that specification.	Living Standard	Added the `appCodeName` property and the `taintEnabled()` method, for compatibility purpose.
HTML5 The definition of 'NavigatorID' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial specification.

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)

Feature	Android	Chrome for Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)

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Last updated by: abbycar, Dec 2, 2016, 2:25:59 PM