Detect Internet Explorer 6 or below in jQuery

Question

I\'m new to jquery and was wondering: is a simple way to detect whether a browser is Internet Explorer 6 or below?

Answer 1

If ActiveXObject exists and XMLHttpRequest does not, it's IE6:

/* IE6 Check */
(!!window.ActiveXObject && !window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;

In IE7, it would be:

(!!window.ActiveXObject && !!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;

References

• JavaScriptKit: AJAX