PlatformID Enumeration
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
'Declaration <SerializableAttribute> _ <ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _ Public Enumeration PlatformID 'Usage Dim instance As PlatformID
/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */ /** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) */ public enum PlatformID
SerializableAttribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) public enum PlatformID
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Unix | The operating system is Unix. | |
![]() | Win32NT | The operating system is Windows NT or later. |
![]() | Win32S | The operating system is Win32s. Win32s is a layer that runs on 16-bit versions of Windows to provide access to 32-bit applications. |
![]() | Win32Windows | The operating system is Windows 95 or later. |
![]() | WinCE | The operating system is Windows CE. |
Use the Environment.OSVersion and OperatingSystem.Platform properties to obtain the PlatformID enumeration for the currently executing operating system or development platform. Use the PlatformID enumeration to help determine whether the current operating system or development platform supports your application.
The following example demonstrates using the PlatformID class to identify the currently executing operating system.
' This example demonstrates the PlatformID enumeration. Imports System Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim msg1 As String = "This is a Windows operating system." Dim msg2 As String = "This is a Unix operating system." Dim msg3 As String = "ERROR: This platform identifier is invalid." ' Assume this example is run on a Windows operating system. Dim os As OperatingSystem = Environment.OSVersion Dim pid As PlatformID = os.Platform Select Case pid Case PlatformID.Win32NT, PlatformID.Win32S, _ PlatformID.Win32Windows, PlatformID.WinCE Console.WriteLine(msg1) Case PlatformID.Unix Console.WriteLine(msg2) Case Else Console.WriteLine(msg3) End Select End Sub 'Main End Class 'Sample ' 'This example produces the following results: ' 'This is a Windows operating system. '
// This example demonstrates the PlatformID enumeration.
import System.*;
class Sample
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String msg1 = "This is a Windows operating system.";
String msg2 = "This is a Unix operating system.";
String msg3 = "ERROR: This platform identifier is invalid.";
// Assume this example is run on a Windows operating system.
OperatingSystem os = Environment.get_OSVersion();
PlatformID pid = os.get_Platform();
switch (pid) {
case PlatformID.Win32NT:
case PlatformID.Win32S:
case PlatformID.Win32Windows:
case PlatformID.WinCE:
Console.WriteLine(msg1);
break;
case PlatformID.Unix:
Console.WriteLine(msg2);
break;
default:
Console.WriteLine(msg3);
break;
}
} //main
} //Sample
/*
This example produces the following results:
This is a Windows operating system.
*/
Windows 98, Windows Server 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 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.
