getBrowserType#

Detects and returns the current browser type based on parsed user agent information.

Usage Scenarios#

• Browser Detection: Identify specific browsers for compatibility workarounds
• Analytics: Track browser usage statistics
• Feature Detection: Enable/disable features based on browser capabilities
• Debugging: Log browser info for troubleshooting

Examples#

import { getBrowserType } from 'funtool';

// Get current browser type
const browser = getBrowserType();
// Possible returns: 'Chrome', 'FireFox', 'Edge', 'Safari', 'IE11', etc.

// Browser-specific logic
if (getBrowserType() === 'IE11') {
  // Apply IE11-specific fixes
}

Signature#

function getBrowserType(): BrowserType

type BrowserType =
  | 'IE7' | 'IE8' | 'IE9' | 'IE10' | 'IE11'
  | 'Edge' | 'FireFox' | 'Opera' | 'Chrome' | 'Safari'
  | null;

Return Value#

Returns one of the browser types or null if detection fails.

Notes#

• Uses parsed UA info from parseUA internally
• Detects IE7 through IE11, Edge (both Chromium and Legacy), Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Safari
• Returns null for unknown browsers or if UA info is unavailable
• Case-sensitive return values (e.g., 'FireFox' with capital F)