Class BrowserDetails

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

    public class BrowserDetails
    extends Object
    implements Serializable
    Parses the user agent string from the browser and provides information about the browser.
    Since:
    1.0.
    Author:
    Vaadin Ltd
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Detail

      • BrowserDetails

        public BrowserDetails​(String userAgent)
        Create an instance based on the given user agent.
        Parameters:
        userAgent - User agent as provided by the browser.
    • Method Detail

      • isFirefox

        public boolean isFirefox()
        Tests if the browser is Firefox.
        Returns:
        true if it is Firefox, false otherwise
      • isGecko

        public boolean isGecko()
        Tests if the browser is using the Gecko engine.
        Returns:
        true if it is Gecko, false otherwise
      • isWebKit

        public boolean isWebKit()
        Tests if the browser is using the WebKit engine.
        Returns:
        true if it is WebKit, false otherwise
      • isPresto

        public boolean isPresto()
        Tests if the browser is using the Presto engine.
        Returns:
        true if it is Presto, false otherwise
      • isTrident

        public boolean isTrident()
        Tests if the browser is using the Trident engine.
        Returns:
        true if it is Trident, false otherwise
      • isSafari

        public boolean isSafari()
        Tests if the browser is Safari.
        Returns:
        true if it is Safari, false otherwise
      • isChrome

        public boolean isChrome()
        Tests if the browser is Chrome.
        Returns:
        true if it is Chrome, false otherwise
      • isOpera

        public boolean isOpera()
        Tests if the browser is Opera.
        Returns:
        true if it is Opera, false otherwise
      • isIE

        public boolean isIE()
        Tests if the browser is Internet Explorer.
        Returns:
        true if it is Internet Explorer, false otherwise
      • isEdge

        public boolean isEdge()
        Tests if the browser is Edge.
        Returns:
        true if it is Edge, false otherwise
      • getBrowserEngineVersion

        public float getBrowserEngineVersion()
        Returns the version of the browser engine. For WebKit this is an integer e.g., 532.0. For gecko it is a float e.g., 1.8 or 1.9.
        Returns:
        The version of the browser engine
      • getBrowserMajorVersion

        public final int getBrowserMajorVersion()
        Returns the browser major version e.g., 3 for Firefox 3.5, 4 for Chrome 4, 8 for Internet Explorer 8.

        Note that Internet Explorer 8 and newer will return the document mode so IE8 rendering as IE7 will return 7.

        Returns:
        The major version of the browser.
      • getBrowserMinorVersion

        public final int getBrowserMinorVersion()
        Returns the browser minor version e.g., 5 for Firefox 3.5.
        Returns:
        The minor version of the browser, or -1 if not known/parsed.
        See Also:
        getBrowserMajorVersion()
      • isWindows

        public boolean isWindows()
        Tests if the browser is run on Windows.
        Returns:
        true if run on Windows, false otherwise
      • isWindowsPhone

        public boolean isWindowsPhone()
        Tests if the browser is run on Windows Phone.
        Returns:
        true if run on Windows Phone, false otherwise
      • isMacOSX

        public boolean isMacOSX()
        Tests if the browser is run on Mac OSX.
        Returns:
        true if run on Mac OSX, false otherwise
      • isLinux

        public boolean isLinux()
        Tests if the browser is run on Linux.
        Returns:
        true if run on Linux, false otherwise
      • isAndroid

        public boolean isAndroid()
        Tests if the browser is run on Android.
        Returns:
        true if run on Android, false otherwise
      • isIPhone

        public boolean isIPhone()
        Tests if the browser is run on iPhone.
        Returns:
        true if run on iPhone, false otherwise
      • isChromeOS

        public boolean isChromeOS()
        Tests if the browser is run on Chrome OS (e.g. a Chromebook).
        Returns:
        true if run on Chrome OS, false otherwise
      • getOperatingSystemMajorVersion

        public int getOperatingSystemMajorVersion()
        Returns the major version of the operating system. Currently only supported for mobile devices (iOS/Android)
        Returns:
        The major version or -1 if unknown
      • getOperatingSystemMinorVersion

        public int getOperatingSystemMinorVersion()
        Returns the minor version of the operating system. Currently only supported for mobile devices (iOS/Android)
        Returns:
        The minor version or -1 if unknown
      • isTooOldToFunctionProperly

        public boolean isTooOldToFunctionProperly()
        Checks if the browser is so old that it simply won't work.
        Returns:
        true if the browser won't work, false if not the browser is supported or might work