Getting a browser’s name client-side

Is there any object or method that returns data about the browser, client-side?

For example, I need to detect if the browser is IE (Interner Explorer). Following is the code snippet.

function isInternetExplorer()
{
    if(navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft Internet Explorer") != -1)
    {
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Is there a better way?

Answer

EDIT: Since the answer is not valid with newer versions of jquery As jQuery.browser is deprecated in ver 1.9, So Use Jquery Migrate Plugin for that matter.

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Original Answer

jQuery.browser

jQuery.browser and jQuery.browser.version

is your way to go…