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How to display browser specific HTML?

rated 0 times [ 0] [ 6] / answers: 1 / hits: 39462 / 15 Years ago, fri, april 10, 2009, 12:00:00

I'm trying to find a way to display one link to an IE user and another link to all other browsers using javascript or conditional comments (or whatever it takes).

Basically...

//pseudo code

<!--[if IE]>

    <a hrefie-only.html>click here!</a>

<!--[else]>

    <a hrefall-other-browsers.html>click here!</a>

<![endif]-->

I don't think this is possible with conditional comment tags (which only work in internet explorer). Plus I don't think there is an else statement.

Is there a way to do this with javascript? Please help! Thanks!

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answered 15 Years ago nellykaliae · Accepted Answer

I don't think this is possible with conditional comment tags (which only work in internet explorer)

Sure it is. You just have to leave the content for non-IE browsers in a position such that it's part of a conditional comment clause but not actually inside a . Then browsers that don't know about conditional comments will see the content fine. This is known as a downlevel-revealed conditional comment.

Unfortunately the markup Microsoft give you there is invalid HTML (and not even well-formed XML). To make it pass muster you just need a few additional ‘--’s:

<!--[if IE]> This is IE! <![endif]-->

<!--[if !IE]><!--> This ain't IE! <!--<![endif]-->

Although I have to echo AnonJr's non-answer, in that it's rare you should need a completely separate link/page for IE compared to other browsers. If you're doing something tricky like complex VML and ActiveX work in IE with Flash on other browsers I guess there could be a reason for it, but usually a few CSS and script hacks over the same basic page should suffice.