OperatingSystem Class

Definition

public ref class OperatingSystem sealed : ICloneable, System::Runtime::Serialization::ISerializable

public ref class OperatingSystem sealed : ICloneable

public sealed class OperatingSystem : ICloneable, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable

[System.Serializable]public sealed class OperatingSystem : ICloneable

[System.Serializable][System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]public sealed class OperatingSystem : ICloneable, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable

type OperatingSystem = class    interface ICloneable    interface ISerializable

[<System.Serializable>]type OperatingSystem = class    interface ICloneable

[<System.Serializable>][<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]type OperatingSystem = class    interface ICloneable    interface ISerializable

Public NotInheritable Class OperatingSystemImplements ICloneable, ISerializable

Public NotInheritable Class OperatingSystemImplements ICloneable

Inheritance

Object

OperatingSystem

Attributes

SerializableAttributeComVisibleAttribute

Implements

ICloneableISerializable

Examples

The following code example uses theOperatingSystem object to display information about the runtime operating system.

using System;public class Example{   public static void Main()   {      var os = Environment.OSVersion;      Console.WriteLine("Current OS Information:\n");      Console.WriteLine("Platform: {0:G}", os.Platform);      Console.WriteLine("Version String: {0}", os.VersionString);      Console.WriteLine("Version Information:");      Console.WriteLine("   Major: {0}", os.Version.Major);      Console.WriteLine("   Minor: {0}", os.Version.Minor);      Console.WriteLine("Service Pack: '{0}'", os.ServicePack);   }}// If run on a Windows 8.1 system, the example displays output like the following://       Current OS Information:////       Platform: Win32NT//       Version String: Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0//       Version Information://          Major: 6//          Minor: 2//       Service Pack: ''// If run on a Windows 7 system, the example displays output like the following://       Current OS Information:////       Platform: Win32NT//       Version String: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1//       Version Information://          Major: 6//          Minor: 1//       Service Pack: 'Service Pack 1'

open Systemlet os = Environment.OSVersionprintfn "Current OS Information:\n"printfn $"Platform: {os.Platform:G}"printfn $"Version String: {os.VersionString}"printfn $"Version Information:"printfn $"   Major: {os.Version.Major}"printfn $"   Minor: {os.Version.Minor}"printfn $"Service Pack: '{os.ServicePack}'"// If run on a Windows 8.1 system, the example displays output like the following://       Current OS Information:////       Platform: Win32NT//       Version String: Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0//       Version Information://          Major: 6//          Minor: 2//       Service Pack: ''// If run on a Windows 7 system, the example displays output like the following://       Current OS Information:////       Platform: Win32NT//       Version String: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1//       Version Information://          Major: 6//          Minor: 1//       Service Pack: 'Service Pack 1'

Module Example   Public Sub Main()      Dim os As OperatingSystem = Environment.OSVersion      Console.WriteLine("Current OS Information:")      Console.WriteLine()      Console.WriteLine("Platform: {0:G}", os.Platform)      Console.WriteLine("Version String: {0}", os.VersionString)      Console.WriteLine("Version Information:")      Console.WriteLine("   Major: {0}", os.Version.Major)      Console.WriteLine("   Minor: {0}", os.Version.Minor)      Console.WriteLine("Service Pack: '{0}'", os.ServicePack)   End SubEnd Module' If run on a Windows 8.1 system, the example displays output like the following:'       Current OS Information:''       Platform: Win32NT'       Version String: Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0'       Version Information:'          Major: 6'          Minor: 2'       Service Pack: ''' If run on a Windows 7 system, the example displays output like the following:'       Current OS Information:''       Platform: Win32NT'       Version String: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1'       Version Information:'          Major: 6'          Minor: 1'       Service Pack: 'Service Pack 1'

Remarks

TheOperatingSystem class contains information about an operating system.

For information about the current runtime operating system, retrieve theOperatingSystem object returned by theEnvironment.OSVersion property. For a list of Windows operating system versions and their corresponding version numbers returned by theVersion andVersionString properties and theToString method, seeOperating System Version.

By design, theOperatingSystem class is not a general purpose means of describing an operating system, and you cannot derive a more inclusive type from theOperatingSystem class. If you need a type to contain other information about an operating system, create your own type, then include a field of typeOperatingSystem and any additional fields, properties, or methods that you require.