My.Computer.Info.OSPlatform Property

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11/18/2006

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

' Usage
Dim value As String = My.Computer.Info.OSPlatform
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property OSPlatform As String

Return Value

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

Exceptions

The following condition can cause an exception:

The application cannot obtain the operating-system platform information (ExecutionEngineException).

Remarks

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

Example

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)

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Class: ComputerInfo

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	Yes
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	Yes

Permissions

No permissions are required.

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