Name
PlatformID
Synopsis
This enumerated value indicates the type of operating platform that .NET is currently running on and is returned by the
OperatingSystem.Platform
property.
Win32Windows
indicates a
Windows
9x-based operating
system, while Win32NT
indicates an operating system
based on Windows NT, including Windows 2000, XP, and .NET Server.
Win32S
is a layer that can run
on 16-bit versions
of Windows (Windows 3.x) to provide access to some 32-bit applications.
public enum PlatformID { Win32S = 0, Win32Windows = 1, Win32NT = 2 }
Hierarchy
Object→ValueType→Enum(IComparable
, IFormattable
, IConvertible)→PlatformID
Returned By
OperatingSystem.Platform
Passed To
OperatingSystem.OperatingSystem()
Get C# in a Nutshell now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.