Get Flash Version

gistfile1.js

/**
 * Based on goog.userAgent.flash
 * @license Apache-2.0
 * @see {@link https://code.google.com/p/closure-library/source/browse/closure/goog/useragent/flash.js}
 */
function getFlashVersion() {
	var getVersion = function(desc) {
		var matches = desc.match(/[\d]+/g);
		if (!matches) {
			return "";
		}
		matches.length = 3;
		return matches.join('.');
	};
	if (navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins.length) {
		if (navigator.plugins['Shockwave Flash 2.0']) {
			return '2.0.0.11';
		}
		var plugin = navigator.plugins['Shockwave Flash'];
		if (plugin) {
			if (plugin.description) {
				return getVersion(plugin.description);
			}
		}
	}
	else {
		if (navigator.mimeTypes && navigator.mimeTypes.length) {
			var mimeType = navigator.mimeTypes['application/x-shockwave-flash'];
			if (mimeType && mimeType.enabledPlugin) {
				return getVersion(mimeType.enabledPlugin.description);
			}
		}
		else {
			try {
				var ax = new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7');
				return getVersion(ax.GetVariable('$version'));
			}
			catch (e) {
				try {
					var ax = new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6');
					return '6.0.21';
				}
				catch (e) {
					try {
						var ax = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash");
						return getVersion(ax.GetVariable("$version"));
					}
					catch (e) {}
				}
			}
		}
	}
	return '';
}