version

returns the engine version number.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

the version

# Examples

put the version into field "Version" of me

set the itemDelimiter to "." if item 1 of the version < 8 then answer "Widgets are not available" end if

# Description

Use the version function to determine whether the application supports a particular feature.

The version number belongs to either the LiveCode application (if the stack is being used with LiveCode) or to the running standalone application. The engine version of a standalone application is the same as the engine version of LiveCode that was used to create it.

# Tags

# See

- **control structure:** function - **glossary:** application, standalone application, return, engine - **function:** environment, libURLVersion, buildNumber