What is the best way to detect websocket support using Javascript?

Question

I\'m trying to use Javascript to detect if a web browser supports websockets, but using only feature-based detection, I\'m getting false positives, so I added a user agent t

Answer 1

I think the Modernizr library is what you are looking for: http://modernizr.com/

Once you include the library on your page, you can use a simple check like:

if(Modernizr.websockets){
    // socket to me baby
}