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Asked: 2026-05-16T17:26:56+00:00

So, Internet Explorer <= 8 does not accept the standard table-row and table-row-group values

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So, Internet Explorer <= 8 does not accept the standard table-row and table-row-group values for the CSS display property (amongst others). I’m reticent to use JQuery’s browser detection features as these have been deprecated. How can I detect table-row-group support in JQuery without parsing the browser/user-agent string? That is, how do I detect the presence of the feature rather than the presence of a specific browser?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I don’t believe that with Javascript you can directly detect support for a CSS property. I have two recommendations if that’s true:

    1. Insert into a hidden div two elements, one with table-row and one without. See if there’s a height or width difference. If so, calculate the height or width, having figured out the difference between a browser that supports it and one that doesn’t.

    2. Even though jQuery’s browser detection is deprecated, you can host the following script locally:

    http://www.tvidesign.co.uk/blog/CSS-Browser-detection-using-jQuery-instead-of-hacks.aspx

    I use it and I love it! It adds two classes (e.g., “.browserIE7 and .browserIE”) to the body tag, so that you can use Javascript (if $('body').hasClass('browserIE7')...) or CSS (.browserIE7.div {...)

    Good luck!

    Edit

    Maybe it is possible with Javascript…3rd option: http://perfectionkills.com/feature-testing-css-properties/ although I haven’t read the article or used his suggestion.

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