How to use javascript to determine if flash is installed in the browser or not?

Question

JavaScript

There was such task, it is necessary to check javascript'om whether flash is supported in the browser or not.
If flash is supported, we include a flash player, if not, then an HTML5 player.

Answer 1

navigator.plugins VS ActiveX (IE)

Answer 2

If anyone else needs it, here's the solution:

var checkIfFlashEnabled = function() { 
  var isFlashEnabled = false; 
  // Проверка для всех браузеров, кроме IE 
  if (typeof(navigator.plugins)!="undefined" && typeof(navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"])=="object") isFlashEnabled = true; 
  else if (typeof  window.ActiveXObject !="undefined") { 
    // Проверка для IE 
    try { 
      if (new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash")) isFlashEnabled = true; 
    } catch(e) {}; 
  }; 
  return isFlashEnabled; 
};