How do I detect IE 8 with jQuery?

Question

I need to detect not only the browser type but version as well using jQuery. Mostly I need to find out if it is IE 8 or not.

I am not sure if I am doing it correctly

Answer 1

Here is the Jquery browser detect plugin to identify browser/os detection.

You can use this for styling purpose after including the plugin.

$("html").addClass($.os.name);
$("body").addClass($.browser.className);
$("body").addClass($.browser.name);