Globals Class
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in microsoft.visualbasic.dll)
For more detailed information, see the Visual Basic topic Globals Module (Visual Basic).
This module supports the Visual Basic language keywords and runtime library members that provide information about the runtime currently in use.
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
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.
Reference
Globals MembersMicrosoft.VisualBasic Namespace
Other Resources
Globals Module (Visual Basic)ScriptEngine Property
ScriptEngineBuildVersion Property
ScriptEngineMajorVersion Property
ScriptEngineMinorVersion Property
Keywords and Members by Task
Visual Basic Language Keywords
Visual Basic Run-Time Library Members
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