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Asked: 2026-05-14T00:42:18+00:00

What Javascript function is used to check for a certain plugin? Such as for

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What Javascript function is used to check for a certain plugin? Such as for Silverlight, Flash, Quake Live, Real Player…

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    There are various ways:

    if (navigator.plugins) {
  for (var i = 0; i < navigator.plugins.length; i++) {
    //blah blah blah
  }
} else if (navigator.mimeTypes) {
     var useFlash = navigator.mimeTypes && navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"] && navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"].enabledPlugin;
} else { //Usually IE crap....lol

}

    Basically in summary:

    • navigator.plugins
    • navigator.mimeTypes

    and For IE, check this site as example: http://www.rgagnon.com/jsdetails/js-0056.html

    Apparently you can use VBScript to check plugins (only in IE).

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