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Combatting iFrame issues with Opera and Mobile Devices
Posted on 08/20/2014 at 08:11 am by Kevin Wentworth
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After discovering that Opera automatically downloads a PDF file while using an iFrame to load it into a page, I spent some time looking around on how to avoid this issue. It ended up coming down to a pure JavaScript work-around.
What Had To Be Done
To fix this issue, I ended up having to remove the content from a static HTML section, and prepare to embed it with JavaScript.
- if() {
- $("div#embedded").append('<iframe src="/path/to/pdf-file.pdf"></iframe>');
- }
Now, for the logic. All that was required was a check for mobile devices and Opera browsers. Opera was a little tricky.
Mobile Devices
- if(!/Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|iPod|BlackBerry|IEMobile|Opera Mini/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
- $("div#embedded").append('<iframe src="/path/to/pdf-file.pdf"></iframe>');
- }
Well, now we have mobile devices taken care of. But, now what about Opera?
Opera Browsers
With Opera, each build may have a different userAgent key, I am unsure. I am sure that certain ones DO have different keys, as the older versions you can find with
- if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") == -1) {
- }
However, with MY current build of Opera, the key is
- "OPR"
So, in this case, the final code for checking the browser will be:
- if(!/Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|iPod|BlackBerry|IEMobile|Opera Mini/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("OPR") == -1) {
- $("div#embedded").append('<iframe src="/path/to/pdf-file.pdf"></iframe>');
- }
Happy Programming
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