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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 |
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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:
JavajavaVersion
,browser
,operatingSystem
The following are the possible values for this property's parameters:
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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
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