Gets the version number of the common language runtime that is running the current process.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function GetSystemVersion As String
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = RuntimeEnvironment.GetSystemVersion()
public static string GetSystemVersion()
public:
static String^ GetSystemVersion()
public static function GetSystemVersion() : String
Return Value
Type:
System..::.StringA string containing the version number of the common language runtime.
The following code example demonstrates calling the GetSystemVersion method. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the RuntimeEnvironment class.
' Show the CLR's version number.
Console.WriteLine("System version: {0}", RuntimeEnvironment.GetSystemVersion())
// Show the CLR's version number.
Console.WriteLine("System version: {0}", RuntimeEnvironment.GetSystemVersion());
// Show the CLR's version number.
Console::WriteLine("System version: {0}",
RuntimeEnvironment::GetSystemVersion());
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
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