navigatorID

The NavigatorID interface contains methods and properties related to the identity of the browser.

There is no object of type NavigatorID, but other interfaces, like Navigator or WorkerNavigator, implement it.

Properties

The NavigatorID interface doesn't inherit any properties.

NavigatorID.appCodeName Read only

Always returns 'Mozilla', on any browser. This property is kept only for compatibility purpose.

NavigatorID.appName Read only

Returns the official name of the browser. Do not rely on this property to return the correct value.

NavigatorID.appVersion Read only

Returns the version of the browser as a string. Do not rely on this property to return the correct value.

NavigatorID.platform Read only

Returns a string representing the platform of the browser. Do not rely on this property to return the correct value.

NavigatorID.product Read only

Always returns 'Gecko', on any browser. This property is kept only for compatibility purpose.

NavigatorID.userAgent Read only

Returns the user agent string for the current browser.

Methods

The NavigatorID interface doesn't inherit any methods.

NavigatorID.taintEnabled() Not available to workers

Always returns false. JavaScript taint/untaint functions were removed in JavaScript 1.2. This method is only kept for compatibility purpose

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'NavigatorID' in that specification.	Living Standard	Added the appCodeName property and the taintEnabled() method, for compatibility purpose.
HTML5 The definition of 'NavigatorID' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial specification.

Browser compatibility

See also

• The Navigator and WorkerNavigator interfaces that implement it.