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11/18/2011

Globals Class

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The Globals module contains script engine functions.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Globals

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<StandardModuleAttribute> _
Public NotInheritable Class Globals

[StandardModuleAttribute]
public sealed class Globals

The Globals type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ScriptEngine	Returns a String representing the runtime currently in use.
	ScriptEngineBuildVersion	Returns an Integer containing the build version number of the runtime currently in use.
	ScriptEngineMajorVersion	Returns an Integer containing the major version number of the runtime currently in use.
	ScriptEngineMinorVersion	Returns an Integer containing the minor version number of the runtime currently in use.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

This module supports the Visual Basic language keywords and runtime library members that provide information about the runtime currently in use.

Examples

The following example uses the ScriptEngineMajorVersion property and related properties to return a string describing the current runtime information:

Function getRuntimeInfo() As String
    Dim runtime As String = ScriptEngine & " Version "
    runtime &= CStr(ScriptEngineMajorVersion) & "."
    runtime &= CStr(ScriptEngineMinorVersion) & "."
    runtime &= CStr(ScriptEngineBuildVersion)
    ' Return the current runtime information.
    Return runtime
End Function

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.