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Defined in

libraries/joomla/environment/browser.php

Methods

Method name	Description
__construct	Create a browser instance (constructor).
match	Parses the user agent string and inititializes the object with all the known features and quirks for the given browser.
getPlatform	Return the currently matched platform.
setBrowser	Sets the current browser.
getBrowser	Retrieve the current browser.
getMajor	Retrieve the current browser's major version.
getMinor	Retrieve the current browser's minor version. integer The current browser's minor version.
getVersion	Retrieve the current browser's version. string The current browser's version.
getAgentString	Return the full browser agent string.
getHTTPProtocol	Returns the server protocol in use on the current server.
setQuirk	Set unique behavior for the current browser.
hasQuirk	Check unique behavior for the current browser.
getQuirk	Retrieve unique behavior for the current browser.
setFeature	Set capabilities for the current browser.
hasFeature	Check the current browser capabilities.
getFeature	Retrieve the current browser capability.
isViewable	Determines if a browser can display a given MIME type.
isBrowser	Determine if the given browser is the same as the current.
isRobot	Determines if the browser is a robot or not.
isSSLConnection	Determine if we are using a secure (SSL) connection.
getInstance	Returns the global Browser object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.environment.browser' );