MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004 - ACTIONSCRIPT - Page 395

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getVersion
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
getVersion()
Parameters
None.
Returns
A string containing Flash Player version and platform information.
Description
Function; returns a string containing Flash Player version and platform information.
The
getVersion function only returns information for Flash Player 5 or later versions of
the Player.
Example
The following is an example of a string returned by the getVersion function.
WIN 5,0,17,0
This indicates that the platform is Microsoft Windows, and the version number of Flash Player is
major version 5, minor version 17 (5.0r17).
See also
System.capabilities.os
, System.capabilities.version
_global object
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
_global.identifier
Parameters
None.
Returns
A reference to the global object that holds the core ActionScript classes, such as String, Object,
Math, and Array.