JavaScript function to get the meta tag content value. Normally located in the HTML head tag.
/**
* Get Meta Tag Content
*
* @param {string} metaName The meta tag name.
* @return {string} The meta tag content value, or empty string if not found.
*/
function getMetaContent(metaName) {
var metas = document.getElementsByTagName('meta');
var re = new RegExp('\\b' + metaName + '\\b', 'i');
var i = 0;
var mLength = metas.length;
for (i; i < mLength; i++) {
if (re.test(metas[i].getAttribute('name'))) {
return metas[i].getAttribute('content');
}
}
return '';
}