JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition

Name

Plugin: describes an installed plug-in — JavaScript 1.1; not supported by IE: Object → Plugin

Synopsis

navigator.plugins[i]
navigator.plugins['name']

Properties

description

A read-only string that contains a human-readable description of the specified plug-in. The text of this description is provided by the creators of the plug-in and may contain vendor and version information as well as a brief description of the plug-in’s function.

filename

A read-only string that specifies the name of the file on disk that contains the plug-in program itself. This name may vary from platform to platform. The name property is more useful than filename for identifying a plug-in.

length

Each Plugin object is also an array of MimeType objects that specify the data formats supported by the plug-in. As with all arrays, the length property specifies the number of elements in the array.

name

The name property of a Plugin object is a read-only string that specifies the name of the plug-in. Each plug-in should have a name that uniquely identifies it. The name of a plug-in can be used as an index into the navigator.plugins[] array. You can use this fact to determine easily whether a particular named plug-in is installed in the current browser:

var flash_installed = (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"] != null);

Array Elements

The array elements of the Plugin object are MimeType objects that specify the data formats supported by the plug-in. The length property specifies the number of MimeType objects ...