vandorjw · March 14, 2015 20:10
diff --git a/javascript_media_querries.html b/javascript_media_querries.html
 <html>
 <head>

    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Refactored TapeDeck</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.2/css/bootstrap.min.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.2/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css">
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

 <style>
    #mobileView { width: 1px; display:none; }
    #tabletView { width: 0px; display:none;}
    #desktopView { width: 0px; display:none;}

    @media (min-width:600px) and (max-width:992px) {
        #mobileView { width: 0px;}
        #tabletView { width: 1px; }
        #desktopView { width: 0px;}
    }

    @media (min-width:992px) {
        #mobileView { width: 0px; }
        #tabletView { width: 0px; }
        #desktopView { width: 1px; }
    }
 </style>

 <script>


 var device_type;  // Keep me global, or encapsulate me in a namespace.

 window.onresize = function () {

    setDeviceType();

    if(device_type === "mobile" ){
        console.log("We are in mobile view!");
    }
    else if (device_type === "tablet"){
        console.log("We are in tablet view!");
    }
    else{
        console.log("We are in desktop view!");
    }
 };

 window.onload = function () {

    setDeviceType();

    if(device_type === "mobile" ){
        console.log("We are in mobile view!");
    }
    else if (device_type === "tablet"){
        console.log("We are in tablet view!");
    }
    else{
        console.log("We are in desktop view!");
    }
 };

 function setDeviceType(){
    if ($('#mobileView').width() > 0 ){
        device_type = "mobile";
    }
    else if ($('#tabletView').width() > 0 ){
        device_type = "tablet";
    }
    else if ($('#desktopView').width() > 0 ){
        device_type = "desktop";
    }
 }

 </script>
 </head>

 <body>
    <div id="mobileView">mobile</div>
    <div id="tabletView">tablet</div>
    <div id="desktopView">desktop</div>

    <h1>Device Detection based on CSS breakpoints</h1>

    <p>The purpose of this snippet is to show it is possible to know the device type in javascript,
        based on CSS media querries.</p>

    <h2> Use Case</h2>
    <pre>

    //
    // myArray needs to be different length, depending on viewport width
    //

    if(device_type === "mobile" ){
        myArray = Array(6);
    }
    else if (device_type === "tablet"){
        myArray = Array(12);
    }
    else if (device_type === "desktop"){{
        myArray = Array(24);
    }
    else{
        console.log("ya'll got problems!");
    }
    </pre>


 </html>
	<html>
	<head>

	<meta charset="UTF-8">
	<title>Refactored TapeDeck</title>
	<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.2/css/bootstrap.min.css">
	<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.2/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css">
	<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js"></script>
	<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

	<style>
	#mobileView { width: 1px; display:none; }
	#tabletView { width: 0px; display:none;}
	#desktopView { width: 0px; display:none;}

	@media (min-width:600px) and (max-width:992px) {
	#mobileView { width: 0px;}
	#tabletView { width: 1px; }
	#desktopView { width: 0px;}
	}

	@media (min-width:992px) {
	#mobileView { width: 0px; }
	#tabletView { width: 0px; }
	#desktopView { width: 1px; }
	}
	</style>

	<script>


	var device_type; // Keep me global, or encapsulate me in a namespace.

	window.onresize = function () {

	setDeviceType();

	if(device_type === "mobile" ){
	console.log("We are in mobile view!");
	}
	else if (device_type === "tablet"){
	console.log("We are in tablet view!");
	}
	else{
	console.log("We are in desktop view!");
	}
	};

	window.onload = function () {

	setDeviceType();

	if(device_type === "mobile" ){
	console.log("We are in mobile view!");
	}
	else if (device_type === "tablet"){
	console.log("We are in tablet view!");
	}
	else{
	console.log("We are in desktop view!");
	}
	};

	function setDeviceType(){
	if ($('#mobileView').width() > 0 ){
	device_type = "mobile";
	}
	else if ($('#tabletView').width() > 0 ){
	device_type = "tablet";
	}
	else if ($('#desktopView').width() > 0 ){
	device_type = "desktop";
	}
	}

	</script>
	</head>

	<body>
	<div id="mobileView">mobile</div>
	<div id="tabletView">tablet</div>
	<div id="desktopView">desktop</div>

	<h1>Device Detection based on CSS breakpoints</h1>

	<p>The purpose of this snippet is to show it is possible to know the device type in javascript,
	based on CSS media querries.</p>

	<h2> Use Case</h2>
	<pre>

	//
	// myArray needs to be different length, depending on viewport width
	//

	if(device_type === "mobile" ){
	myArray = Array(6);
	}
	else if (device_type === "tablet"){
	myArray = Array(12);
	}
	else if (device_type === "desktop"){{
	myArray = Array(24);
	}
	else{
	console.log("ya'll got problems!");
	}
	</pre>


	</html>