Environment.Version Property (System)

Version Property

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.NET Framework Class Library

Environment..::.Version Property

Updated: November 2007

Gets a Version object that describes the major, minor, build, and revision numbers of the common language runtime.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared ReadOnly Property Version As Version

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim value As Version

value = Environment.Version

public static Version Version { get; }

Visual C++

public:
static property Version^ Version {
    Version^ get ();
}

/** @property */
public static Version get_Version()

JScript

public static function get Version () : Version

Property Value

Type: System..::.Version

A Version object.

Examples

The following code example displays the version of the common language runtime. (The version is omitted from the code example output for security reasons.)

Visual Basic

' Sample for the Environment.Version property
Imports System

Class Sample
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Console.WriteLine()
      Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", Environment.Version.ToString())
   End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Sample
'
'This example produces the following results:
'(Any result that is lengthy, specific to the machine on which this sample was tested, 
'or reveals information that should remain secure, has been omitted 
'and marked "!---OMITTED---!".)
'
'Version: !---OMITTED---!
'

// Sample for the Environment.Version property
using System;

class Sample 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
    Console.WriteLine();
    Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", Environment.Version.ToString());
    }
}
/*
This example produces the following results:
(Any result that is lengthy, specific to the machine on which this sample was tested, or reveals information that should remain secure, has been omitted and marked "!---OMITTED---!".)

Version: !---OMITTED---!
*/

Visual C++

// Sample for the Environment::Version property
using namespace System;
int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine();
   Console::WriteLine( "Version: {0}", Environment::Version );
}

/*
This example produces the following results:
(Any result that is lengthy, specific to the machine on which this sample was tested, or reveals information that should remain secure, has been omitted and marked S"!---OMITTED---!".)

Version: !---OMITTED---!
*/

// Sample for the Environment.Version property
import System.*;

class Sample
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", 
            System.Convert.ToString(Environment.get_Version()));
    } //main
} //Sample

/*
This example produces the following results:
(Any result that is lengthy, specific to the machine on which this sample was
 tested, or reveals information that should remain secure, has been omitted 
 and marked "!---OMITTED---!".)

Version: !---OMITTED---!
*/

Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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