Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

platform — NN 4 IE 4 DOM n/a

Synopsis

Read-only

Returns the name of the operating system or hardware platform of the browser. For Windows 95/NT, the value is Win32; for a Macintosh running a PowerPC CPU, the value is MacPPC. At least for the major platforms I’ve been able to test, Navigator and Internet Explorer agree on the returned values. Using this property to determine the baseline facilities of the client in a conditional expression can help the page optimize its output for the device.

Example

if (navigator.platform == "Win32") {
    document.write( ) content suitable for a Windows 95/NT computer
}

Value

String.

Default

None.