// Detect which browser prefix to use for the specified CSS value
// (e.g., background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(...);
// background-image: -o-linear-gradient(...); etc).
//
function getCssValuePrefix()
{
var rtrnVal = '';//default to standard syntax
var prefixes = ['-o-', '-ms-', '-moz-', '-webkit-'];
// Create a temporary DOM object for testing
var dom = document.createElement('div');
for (var i = 0; i < prefixes.length; i++)
{
// Attempt to set the style
dom.style.background = prefixes[i] + 'linear-gradient(#000000, #ffffff)';
// Detect if the style was successfully set
if (dom.style.background)
{
rtrnVal = prefixes[i];
}
}
dom = null;
delete dom;
return rtrnVal;
}
// Setting the gradient with the proper prefix
dom.style.backgroundImage = getCssValuePrefix() + 'linear-gradient('
+ orientation + ', ' + colorOne + ', ' + colorTwo + ')';