Gets the NetBIOS name of this local computer.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared ReadOnly Property MachineName As String
Dim value As String
value = Environment.MachineName
public static string MachineName { get; }
public:
static property String^ MachineName {
String^ get ();
}
public static function get MachineName () : String
The name of this computer is established at system startup when the name is read from the registry. If this computer is a node in a cluster, the name of the node is returned.
The following code example displays the name of the computer running the code example. (The machine name is omitted from the code example output for security reasons.)
' Sample for the Environment.MachineName property
Imports System
Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine()
' <-- Keep this information secure! -->
Console.WriteLine("MachineName: {0}", Environment.MachineName)
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---!".)
'
'MachineName: !---OMITTED---!
'
// Sample for the Environment.MachineName property
using System;
class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine();
// <-- Keep this information secure! -->
Console.WriteLine("MachineName: {0}", Environment.MachineName);
}
}
/*
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---!".)
MachineName: !---OMITTED---!
*/
// Sample for the Environment::MachineName property
using namespace System;
int main()
{
Console::WriteLine();
// <-- Keep this information secure! -->
Console::WriteLine( "MachineName: {0}", Environment::MachineName );
}
/*
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---!".)
MachineName: !---OMITTED---!
*/
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
Reference