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JS :: detect IE
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detect-ie-quickhack.js
// the quickest way - by the bug :-)
var IE = !+"\v1"
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detect-ie.js
// the right way
var IE = (function (i, p, undef) {
var br = p.getElementsByTagName('br');
do { p.innerHTML = '<!--[if gt IE ' + (++i) + ']><br><![endif]-->'; } while (br[0]);
return i > 4 ? i : undef;
}(3, document.createElement('p'), false));
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