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Globals.ScriptEngineMajorVersion Property

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Returns an Integer containing the major version number of the runtime currently in use.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared ReadOnly Property ScriptEngineMajorVersion As Integer

public static int ScriptEngineMajorVersion { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
Returns an Integer containing the major version number of the runtime currently in use.

Remarks

The returned value corresponds directly to the version information contained in the DLL for the current runtime.

You can use ScriptEngineMajorVersion when your application is running as a standalone program, in a script, or in a host application.

Examples

The following example uses the ScriptEngineMajorVersion property and related properties to return a string describing the current run-time 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

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.