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platform property (clientInformation, navigator)

Browser support:

Returns the name of the operating system platform.

Syntax:

object.platform;

You can find the related objects in the Supported by objects section below.

This property is read-only.

Possible values:

String that retrieves the type of system platform.

One of the following values:

HP-UX

Unix system.

Mac68K

Macintosh 68K system.

MacPPC

Macintosh PowerPC system.

SunOS

Solaris system.

Win16

Windows 16-bit system.

Win32

Windows 32-bit system.

WinCE

Windows CE system.

Default: this property has no default value.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the platform property:

<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function GetCpuOs () {
            if (navigator.cpuClass) {
                alert ("CPU class: " + navigator.cpuClass);
            } else if (navigator.oscpu) {
                alert ("CPU class: " + navigator.oscpu);
            }
            alert ("System platform: " + navigator.platform);
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <button onclick="GetCpuOs ();">Get the CPU and OS!</button>
</body>