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platform

Syntax

    the platform

Description

System property; indicates the platform type for which the projector was created.

This property can be tested but not set.

Possible values are the following:

Possible value | Corresponding platform
--- | ---
Macintosh,PowerPC | PowerPC Macintosh
Windows,32 | Windows 95 or Windows NT

For forward compatibility and to allow for addition of values, it is better to test the platform by using `contains`.

When the movie plays back as a converted Java applet, this property's value indicates the browser and operating system in which the applet is playing. The property's value has the following syntax when the movie plays back as an applet:

    Java javaVersion, browser, operatingSystem

The following are the possible values for this property's parameters:

| `javaVersion`: `1.0` or `1.1`
| `browser`: `IE`, `Netscape`, or `UnknownBrowser`
| `operatingSystem`: `Macintosh`, `Windows`, or `UnknownOS`

For example, if an applet is playing in Microsoft Internet Explorer with Java 1.1 in Windows, `platform` has the value `Java 1.1, IE, Windows`.

Example

This statement checks whether a projector was created for Windows 95 or Windows NT:

    on exitFrame
    	if the platform contains "Windows,32" then
    		castLib("Win95 Art").name = "Interface"
    	end if
    end

See also

`runMode`