User Guide

170 Chapter 5: ActionScript Core Language Elements

getVersion()

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

getVersion() : String

Parameters

None.

Returns

A string containing Flash Player version and platform information.

Description

Function; returns a string containing Flash Player version and platform information.

Example

The following examples trace the version number of the Flash Player playing the SWF file:

var flashVersion:String = getVersion();

trace(flashVersion); // output: WIN 7,0,19,0

trace($version); // output: WIN 7,0,19,0

trace(System.capabilities.version); // output: WIN 7,0,19,0

The following string is returned by the getVersion function:

WIN 7,0,19,0

This returned string indicates that the platform is Microsoft Windows, and the version number of

Flash Player is major version 7, minor version 19 (7.19).