OperatingSystem.Platform Property (System)

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OperatingSystem.Platform Property

Gets a System.PlatformID enumeration value that identifies the operating system platform.

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

Visual Basic
Public ReadOnly Property Platform As PlatformID
C#
public PlatformID Platform { get; }
Visual C++
public:
property PlatformID Platform {
	PlatformID get ();
}
F#
member Platform : PlatformID

Property Value

Type: System.PlatformID
One of the PlatformID values.
Examples

The following code example creates several OperatingSystem objects and displays the Platform property for each.

Visual Basic

' Example for the OperatingSystem.Platform and 
' OperatingSystem.Version properties.
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Module PlatformVersionDemo

    ' Create an OperatingSystem object, and display the Platform
    ' and Version properties.
    Sub BuildOSObj( pID As PlatformID, ver As Version )

        Dim opSys       As New OperatingSystem( pID, ver )
        Dim platform    As PlatformID = opSys.Platform
        Dim version     As Version = opSys.Version

        Console.WriteLine( "   Platform: {0,-15} Version: {1}", _
            platform, version )
    End Sub 

    Sub BuildOperatingSystemObjects( )

        ' The Version object does not need to correspond to an 
        ' actual OS version.
        Dim verNull     As New Version( )
        Dim verString   As New Version( "3.5.8.13" )
        Dim verMajMin   As New Version( 6, 10 )
        Dim verMMBld    As New Version( 5, 25, 5025 )
        Dim verMMBVer   As New Version( 5, 6, 7, 8 )

        ' All PlatformID members are shown here.
        BuildOSObj( PlatformID.Win32NT, verNull )
        BuildOSObj( PlatformID.Win32S, verString )
        BuildOSObj( PlatformID.Win32Windows, verMajMin )
        BuildOSObj( PlatformID.WinCE, verMMBld )
        BuildOSObj( PlatformID.Win32NT, verMMBVer )
    End Sub 

    Sub Main( )
        Console.WriteLine( _
            "This example of OperatingSystem.Platform " & _
            "and OperatingSystem.Version " & vbCrLf & _
            "generates the following output." & vbCrLf )
        Console.WriteLine( _
            "Create several OperatingSystem objects " & _
            "and display their properties:" & vbCrLf )

        BuildOperatingSystemObjects( )

        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & _
            "The operating system of the host computer is: " & _
            vbCrLf )

        BuildOSObj( _
            Environment.OSVersion.Platform, _
            Environment.OSVersion.Version )
    End Sub 
End Module 

' This example of OperatingSystem.Platform and OperatingSystem.Version
' generates the following output.
' 
' Create several OperatingSystem objects and display their properties:
' 
'    Platform: Win32NT         Version: 0.0
'    Platform: Win32S          Version: 3.5.8.13
'    Platform: Win32Windows    Version: 6.10
'    Platform: WinCE           Version: 5.25.5025
'    Platform: Win32NT         Version: 5.6.7.8
' 
' The operating system of the host computer is:
' 
'    Platform: Win32NT         Version: 5.1.2600.0


C#

// Example for the OperatingSystem.Platform and 
// OperatingSystem.Version properties.
using System;

class PlatformVersionDemo
{
    // Create an OperatingSystem object and display the Platform
    // and Version properties.
    static void BuildOSObj( PlatformID pID, Version ver )
    {
        OperatingSystem opSys   = new OperatingSystem( pID, ver );
        PlatformID platform     = opSys.Platform;
        Version version         = opSys.Version;

        Console.WriteLine( "   Platform: {0,-15} Version: {1}", 
            platform, version );
    } 

    static void BuildOperatingSystemObjects( )
    { 
        // The Version object does not need to correspond to an 
        // actual OS version.
        Version verNull     = new Version( );
        Version verString   = new Version( "3.5.8.13" );
        Version verMajMin   = new Version( 6, 10 );
        Version verMMBld    = new Version( 5, 25, 5025 );
        Version verMMBVer   = new Version( 5, 6, 7, 8 );

        // All PlatformID members are shown here.
        BuildOSObj( PlatformID.Win32NT, verNull );
        BuildOSObj( PlatformID.Win32S, verString );
        BuildOSObj( PlatformID.Win32Windows, verMajMin );
        BuildOSObj( PlatformID.WinCE, verMMBld );
        BuildOSObj( PlatformID.Win32NT, verMMBVer );
    } 

    static void Main( )
    {
        Console.WriteLine(
            "This example of OperatingSystem.Platform " +
            "and OperatingSystem.Version \n" +
            "generates the following output.\n" );
        Console.WriteLine(
            "Create several OperatingSystem objects " +
            "and display their properties:\n" );

        BuildOperatingSystemObjects( );

        Console.WriteLine(
            "\nThe operating system of the host computer is:\n" );

        BuildOSObj(
            Environment.OSVersion.Platform, 
            Environment.OSVersion.Version );
    } 
}

/*
This example of OperatingSystem.Platform and OperatingSystem.Version
generates the following output.

Create several OperatingSystem objects and display their properties:

Platform: Win32NT         Version: 0.0
Platform: Win32S          Version: 3.5.8.13
Platform: Win32Windows    Version: 6.10
Platform: WinCE           Version: 5.25.5025
Platform: Win32NT         Version: 5.6.7.8

The operating system of the host computer is:

Platform: Win32NT         Version: 5.1.2600.0
*/


Visual C++

// Example for the OperatingSystem.Platform and 
// OperatingSystem.Version properties.
using namespace System;

// Create an OperatingSystem object and display the Platform
// and Version properties.
void BuildOSObj( PlatformID pID, Version^ ver )
{
   OperatingSystem^ opSys = gcnew OperatingSystem( pID,ver );
   PlatformID platform = opSys->Platform;
   Version^ version = opSys->Version;
   Console::WriteLine( "   Platform: {0,-15} Version: {1}", platform, version );
}

void BuildOperatingSystemObjects()
{

   // The Version object does not need to correspond to an 
   // actual OS version.
   Version^ verNull = gcnew Version;
   Version^ verString = gcnew Version( "3.5.8.13" );
   Version^ verMajMin = gcnew Version( 6,10 );
   Version^ verMMBld = gcnew Version( 5,25,5025 );
   Version^ verMMBVer = gcnew Version( 5,6,7,8 );

   // All PlatformID members are shown here.
   BuildOSObj( PlatformID::Win32NT, verNull );
   BuildOSObj( PlatformID::Win32S, verString );
   BuildOSObj( PlatformID::Win32Windows, verMajMin );
   BuildOSObj( PlatformID::WinCE, verMMBld );
   BuildOSObj( PlatformID::Win32NT, verMMBVer );
}

int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( "This example of OperatingSystem::Platform "
   "and OperatingSystem::Version \n"
   "generates the following output.\n" );
   Console::WriteLine( "Create several OperatingSystem objects "
   "and display their properties:\n" );
   BuildOperatingSystemObjects();
   Console::WriteLine( "\nThe operating system of the host computer is:\n" );
   BuildOSObj( Environment::OSVersion->Platform, Environment::OSVersion->Version );
}

/*
This example of OperatingSystem::Platform and OperatingSystem::Version
generates the following output.

Create several OperatingSystem objects and display their properties:

   Platform: Win32NT         Version: 0.0
   Platform: Win32S          Version: 3.5.8.13
   Platform: Win32Windows    Version: 6.10
   Platform: WinCE           Version: 5.25.5025
   Platform: Win32NT         Version: 5.6.7.8

The operating system of the host computer is:

   Platform: Win32NT         Version: 5.1.2600.0
*/


Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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