navigator.platform

JavaScript 1.2+, JScript 1.0+ Nav4+, IE 4+ Syntax

navigator.platform

Description

The platform property of the navigator object returns a string representing the platform on which the browser is running. Valid platform values are: Win32, Win16, Mac68k, and MacPPC. There are also various values for UNIX platforms.

Example

Listing 7.402 shows an example of how the platform property is used.

Listing 7.402 Example of the platform Property 
<html>
<head>
<title> Example of the platform property of the navigator object</title>
</head>
<body>

<script language="JavaScript">
<!--Hide
// output the navigator platform property
     document.write(navigator.platform);
// End Hide -->
</script>

</body>
							
</html>

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