RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.dll
Assembly:
System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
mscorlib.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll
Source:
RuntimeInformation.cs
Source:
RuntimeInformation.cs
Source:
RuntimeInformation.cs

Gets the name of the .NET installation on which an app is running.

public:
 static property System::String ^ FrameworkDescription { System::String ^ get(); };
public static string FrameworkDescription { get; }
static member FrameworkDescription : string
Public Shared ReadOnly Property FrameworkDescription As String

Property Value

String

The name of the .NET installation on which the app is running.

Remarks

The property returns a string that indicates the name of the currently executing .NET implementation. The string starts with one of the following descriptions, usually followed by the current version:

  • ".NET" (for .NET 5 and later versions)
  • ".NET Core" (for .NET Core 1.0 - 3.1)
  • ".NET Framework"
  • ".NET Native"

Applies to