How do you know if the user is using a Mac?

So I found this code online:

window.navigator.platform.match("Mac") ? e.metaKey : e.ctrlKey

window.navigator.platform.match("Mac") ? e.metaKey : e.ctrlKey

The problem is that platform is deprecated, what can I use instead? This is the entire code, basically i'm trying to run a function if the user presses CTRL + S or CMD + S ofc

    if (
      (window.navigator.platform.match("Mac") ? e.metaKey : e.ctrlKey) &&
      e.keyCode == 83
    ) {
      e.preventDefault();
      validate();
    }

    if (
      (window.navigator.platform.match("Mac") ? e.metaKey : e.ctrlKey) &&
      e.keyCode == 83
    ) {
      e.preventDefault();
      validate();
    }

5 Replies

ἔρως•17mo ago

i wouldn't do any of that, and just check if either control or meta were pressed this way, your code works the same on linux and macos as well

lkoOP•17mo ago

right, i'm dumb thank you

ἔρως•17mo ago

it's not a matter of you being dumb or smart it's just a matter of simplifying things and this way, you simplify and give the user a choice oh, and it's a lot less work for you too

vince•17mo ago

Check the user-agent

ἔρως•17mo ago

the user agent can be spoofed, making it effectively useless

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