userAgent

Type

property

Summary

The identifier sent by the browser when fetching content from remote URLs.

Syntax

set the userAgent of <widget> to <pUserAgent>
get the userAgent of <widget>

Description

The userAgent is the identifier sent by the browser when fetching content from remote HTTP servers.

The userAgent must conform to the requirements for the User-Agent header described in the HTTP specification. See RFC 2616, section 14.43.

Examples

-- Set a custom User-Agent header. The remote web server may
-- be configured to deliver custom content for browsers using
-- this User-Agent.
set the userAgent of widget "myBrowser" to "myAppEmbeddedBrowser"
launch url "https://myexampleserver.com/content.html" in widget "myBrowser"

Compatibility and Support

OS

mac

windows

linux

android

ios