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Get Internet Explorer version and get is Edge Navigator in javascript
/**
* Gets the internet explorer version.
*
* @return {int} The internet explorer version.
*/
function getInternetExplorerVersion() {
var rv = -1;
if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer') {
var ua = navigator.userAgent;
var re = new RegExp("MSIE ([0-9]{1,}[\.0-9]{0,})");
if (re.exec(ua) != null) {
rv = parseFloat(RegExp.$1);
}
} else if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape') {
var ua = navigator.userAgent;
var re = new RegExp("Trident/.*rv:([0-9]{1,}[\.0-9]{0,})");
if (re.exec(ua) != null) {
rv = parseFloat(RegExp.$1);
}
}
return rv;
}
/**
* Determines if edge navigator.
*
* @return {boolean} True if edge navigator, False otherwise.
*/
function isEDGENavigator(){
var isEdge = false;
if(navigator.appName == "Netscape"){
isEdge = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf('Edge') > -1);
}
return isEdge;
}
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