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version()


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version()

version

The action operator version() returns information about the version of Tinderbox. With no argument, is return a complete version string such as "8.7.2b472".

version("part") An optional single argument can be supplied. Possible values are: major, minor, fix, and build, each returning a specific part of the overall version.

For example, in Tinderbox 8.7.2b472:

version() returns: 8.7.2b472 

version(major) returns: 8 

version(minor) returns: 7 

version(fix) returns: 2 

version(build) returns: b472 

These arguments may be used with or without enclosing quotes. Thus, usage:

$MyString = version(major); 

or

$MyString = version("fix");