Globals Class

.NET Framework (current version)

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The Globals module contains script engine functions.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic::Globals

Syntax

C++

[StandardModuleAttribute]
public ref class Globals sealed

Properties

	Name	Description
	ScriptEngine	Returns a String representing the runtime currently in use.
	ScriptEngineBuildVersion	Returns an Integer containing the build version number of the runtime currently in use.
	ScriptEngineMajorVersion	Returns an Integer containing the major version number of the runtime currently in use.
	ScriptEngineMinorVersion	Returns an Integer containing the minor version number of the runtime currently in use.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

Remarks

This module supports the Visual Basic language keywords and runtime library members that provide information about the runtime currently in use.

Examples

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

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.