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WURFL Best capatibility to detect browser

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:51 am
by bi.admin
Hi !

I would like to know what is the "best" capatibility to use in order to detect the browser used by a user agent in WURFL (for example : "firefox", "internet explorer", "google chrome", etc). Is it "mobile_browser" or "advertised_browser" ? What is the difference between these two capatibilities ?

Thank you all !

Re: WURFL Best capatibility to detect browser

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 2:24 pm
by Elliotfehr
Hello,

I would recommend using the advertised_* virtual capabilities as they have added logic to determine the value as it is being presented in the HTTP headers of the device. The physical capability that you have mentioned will use the capabilities as they exist in the WURFL.xml file itself.

Thank you,

Elliot

Re: WURFL Best capatibility to detect browser

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 5:50 am
by bi.admin
Thank you for you answer Elliot !

Where can I find the file WURFL.xml ?

Thank you

Re: WURFL Best capatibility to detect browser

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:33 am
by Elliotfehr
Hello,

Since you are using our WURFL Cloud service, the wurfl.xml is not hosted locally and is instead kept server side as part of the service.

Thank you,

Elliot