Property Detection Through Object Detection

One of the biggest challenges in an Ajax or JavaScript based application is in determining whether the said function would properly work in the user’s browser. Even though Ajax and JavaScript have developed into something powerful that it could deal with simple challenges posed years ago, there are certain abilities in an Ajax based application that can’t just be solved.

The browser specific function is still a great challenge for developers. Each function in a JavaScript based application can’t just be easily loaded in each browser since each browser has different interpretation on how the application will be used. Without customization per browser, developers will have a hard time figuring out how the application will be used.

In dealing with browser incompatibility, developers would often use if () function. Through this function, developers should be able to specify which function that should be used in the specific browser. Although this setting could easily create a functioning application, the required effort and resources for developers could be just too much. It would even be better to build a purely different application to deal with browser incompatibility rather than to get confused on what browser to use through if ().

But there’s an easier alternative. Instead of using the complicated if () function to deal with browser incompatibility, developers could use object detection in ensuring compatibility of the JavaScript or Ajax based application. Through object detection, developers should be able to modify functions according to the browser used. It could also go with the functions so that that specific browser could read the specific function.

To be specific, inserting object detection for browser support goes this way:

If () // detecting support (specific object)

Basically, this type of function could be interpreted as a true or null function. If the object detection function will recognize the browser, then the rest will be a lot easier. On the other hand, if the function is not recognized by the browser, then the function will return “null”.

This is a little bit of a gamble since you will just be placing a single function which could detect if the browser is compatible with the function. But the advantage of this function is that it will actively take a look at the specific browser so that it could fully implement the specific function.

There is also another requirement for this function to work well. The principal command should be recognized by the browser or else the additional object might not be recognized. In the above mentioned example, the principal function is the if (). The prerequisite for object detection for functions in browser is that the browser should recognize the above mentioned function.

Instead of going the long way of specifying each possible browser as a scenario, developers could just use object detection so that the function could adapt to the Ajax based application. Through object detection, developers will be able to easily build the application without using too much time and effort just to make sure that the application works with the browser.