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
Dim value As Version
value = Environment.Version
public static Version Version { get; }
public:
static property Version^ Version {
Version^ get ();
}
/** @property */
public static Version get_Version ()
public static function get Version () : Version
Property Value
A
Version object.

Example
The following code example displays the version of the common language runtime. (The version is omitted from the code example output for security reasons.)
' 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---!
*/
// 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 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

Version Information
.NET Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

See Also