ComputerInfo.OSPlatform Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

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Gets the platform identifier for the operating system of the computer.

public:
 property System::String ^ OSPlatform { System::String ^ get(); };

public string OSPlatform { get; }

member this.OSPlatform : string

Public ReadOnly Property OSPlatform As String

Property Value

String

A String containing the platform identifier for the operating system of the computer, chosen from the member names of the PlatformID enumeration.

Exceptions

ExecutionEngineException

The application cannot obtain the operating-system platform information.

Examples

This example uses the My.Computer.Info.OSPlatform property to display the platform of the computer's operating system.

MsgBox("Computer's operating system platform: " & 
    My.Computer.Info.OSPlatform)

Remarks

The My.Computer.Info.OSPlatform property provides functionality similar to the Platform property of the object returned by the OSVersion property.

Applies to