com.davesag.jsf
Class UserAgent

java.lang.Object
  com.davesag.jsf.AbstractContextAwareBean
      com.davesag.jsf.UserAgent

public class UserAgent

extends AbstractContextAwareBean

The UserAgent managed bean provides information on the user's browser.

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Field Summary

static String	IE ie means Internet Exploiter.
static String	LINUX linux implies any linux version.
static String	MAC mac implies Mac OS X.
static String	MOZILLA mozilla implies all manney of netscapes and other browsers that use the gecko rendering engine.
static String	SAFARI safari implies all browsers using the KHTML rendering engine.
static String	UNSUPPORTED unsupported implies we don't support that browser or os.
static String	WINDOWS windows implies any windows version.

Constructor Summary

UserAgent()
default constructor

Method Summary

String	getShortName() Get the lowercase short hand name for this browser.
String	getShortOSName() Get the lowercase short hand name for this operating system.
boolean	isIe() is the browser IE?
boolean	isLinux() is the user running linux?
boolean	isMac() is the user running mac os?
boolean	isMozilla() is the browser Mozilla or Netscape?
boolean	isSafari() is the browser Safari?
boolean	isWindows() is the user running windows?

Methods inherited from class com.davesag.jsf.AbstractContextAwareBean

addMessage, getContext, getMessageBundleName, getRequestParameter, getServletContext, getSession

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MOZILLA

public static final String MOZILLA

mozilla implies all manney of netscapes and other browsers that use the gecko rendering engine.

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SAFARI

public static final String SAFARI

safari implies all browsers using the KHTML rendering engine.

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Constant Field Values

IE

public static final String IE

ie means Internet Exploiter.

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MAC

public static final String MAC

mac implies Mac OS X.

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WINDOWS

public static final String WINDOWS

windows implies any windows version.

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LINUX

public static final String LINUX

linux implies any linux version.

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UNSUPPORTED

public static final String UNSUPPORTED

unsupported implies we don't support that browser or os.

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Constructor Detail

UserAgent

public UserAgent()

default constructor

Method Detail

getShortName

public String getShortName()

Get the lowercase short hand name for this browser.

Returns:

one of "mozilla", "ie", "safari", or "unsupported"

getShortOSName

public String getShortOSName()

Get the lowercase short hand name for this operating system.

Returns:

one of "mozilla", "ie", "safari", or "unsupported"

isIe

public boolean isIe()

is the browser IE?

Returns:

true if the browser is IE.

isMozilla

public boolean isMozilla()

is the browser Mozilla or Netscape?

Returns:

true if the browser is Mozilla or Netscape.

isSafari

public boolean isSafari()

is the browser Safari?

Returns:

true if the browser is Safari.

isWindows

public boolean isWindows()

is the user running windows?

Returns:

true if the user is uring windows.

isMac

public boolean isMac()

is the user running mac os?

Returns:

true if the user is able to enjoy their computing experience.

isLinux

public boolean isLinux()

is the user running linux?

Returns:

true if the user is working too hard.