<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
if (document.all) {
  document.write("Internet Explorer Detected");
}
else if (document.layers) {
  document.write("Netscape Navigator Detected");
}
else {
  document.write("Unrecognized Browser Detected");
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>

Try this script. Convince yourself it's working as expected in Internet Explorer and in Netscape Navigator. Try now in Netscape 6. You should get the "Unrecognized Browser Detection" message. Netscape 6 does not support document.all, nor does it support document.layers. See tip 001124. Netscape 6 supports document.getElementById. But Internet Explorer supports this method as well, so you need to be careful how to write your new browser sniffer. See Webreference's updated sniffer. The script above should look like this now:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
if (document.all) {
  document.write("Internet Explorer Detected");
}
else if (document.layers) {
  document.write("Netscape Navigator Detected");
}
else if (document.getElementById) {
  document.write("Netscape 6 Detected");
}
else {
  document.write("Unrecognized Browser Detected");
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>

Try this script. Notice the positive identification of Netscape 6.

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