Type: String
OSDetails returns the user-friendly name of the operating system, based on the OS type and version. In the case of Windows, it returns values such as "Windows XP", "Windows 2000", "Windows Vista", "Windows 7", and "Windows 8". In the case of OS X it returns values such as "OS X Tiger", "OS X Snow Leopard", and "OS X Lion". In the case of other operating systems it returns the name of the OS followed by the version number, if available.
This is the basic property version of OSDetails. In general, we recommend only obtaining the OSDetails property using this basic version (not performing an extended property test for this property). The basic property check is instantaneous, whereas the extended property check requires BrowserHawk to use Java to perform this test which is much slower in comparison. However in the case of Opera version 10 and earlier on OS X, the extended property version will return the details of the OS, whereas the basic property version will not. Also for users on operating systems besides Windows and OS X, such as Linux, some additional details may be provided through the extended property version. If these cases are very important to you, use this extended property version. Otherwise this basic version will provide the same results, but much faster.
Tip: See Detecting Operating System Details for examples of the possible values returned by this property.
C# Example:
<html>OS details:
<% BrowserObj browObj = BrowserObj.GetBrowser();
Response.Write(browObj.OSDetails);
%>
</html>
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