Question

What’s the shortest javascript code to sniff if the browser is IE8.

I want to do something special just for IE8

I don’t want to wire up a library that gives me back all the browsers and the versions.
I just want to write one or two lines to work out if it’s IE8.

thanks
zo

Answer 1

You can do this in HTML, by using this:

<!--[if IE 8]>
<script type="text/javascript" src="IE8.js">
<![endif]-->

Also take a look at this tutorial: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537509%28v=vs.85%29.aspx