THE NAVIGATOR OBJECT

Originally introduced in Netscape Navigator 2, the navigator object is the standard for browser identification on the client. The navigator object is common among all JavaScript-enabled web browsers. As with other BOM objects, each browser supports its own set of properties.

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NOTE   The navigator object properties which offer insight into system capabilities are detailed further in the Client Detection chapter.

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The navigator object implements methods and properties defined in the NavigatorID, NavigatorLanguage, NavigatorOnLine, NavigatorContentUtils, NavigatorStorage, NavigatorStorageUtils, NavigatorConcurrentHardware, NavigatorPlugins, and NavigatorUserMedia interfaces.

The following table lists each available property and method:

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PROPERTY/METHOD	DESCRIPTION
activeVrDisplays	Returns an array of every VRDisplay instance with its ispresenting property set to true.
appCodeName	Returns "Mozilla" even in non-Mozilla browsers.