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[JavaScript] Get viewport size
var viewportwidth;
var viewportheight;
// the more standards compliant browsers (mozilla/netscape/opera/IE7) use window.innerWidth and window.innerHeight
if (typeof window.innerWidth != 'undefined')
{
viewportwidth = window.innerWidth,
viewportheight = window.innerHeight
}
// IE6 in standards compliant mode (i.e. with a valid doctype as the first line in the document)
else if (typeof document.documentElement != 'undefined'
&& typeof document.documentElement.clientWidth !=
'undefined' && document.documentElement.clientWidth != 0)
{
viewportwidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth,
viewportheight = document.documentElement.clientHeight
}
// older versions of IE
else
{
viewportwidth = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].clientWidth,
viewportheight = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].clientHeight
}
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