Node.js os.type() Method
The os.type() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of the os module which is used to get Operating system name.
Syntax:
os.type()
Parameters: This method does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This method returns a string that represents operating system name. The returned value can be one of these ‘Darwin’ for MacOS, ‘Linux’ for Linux and ‘Windows_NT’ for windows.
Below examples illustrate the use of os.type() method in Node.js:
Example 1:
javascript
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // os.type() method // Allocating os module const os = require( 'os' ); // Printing os.type() value console.log(os.type()); |
Output:
Windows_NT
Example 2:
javascript
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // os.type() method // Allocating os module const os = require( 'os' ); // Printing os.type() value var type = os.type(); switch (type) { case 'Darwin' : console.log( "MacOS" ); break ; case 'Linux' : console.log( "Linux operating system" ); break ; case 'Windows_NT' : console.log( "windows operating system" ); break ; default : console.log( "other operating system" ); } |
Output:
windows operating system
Note: The above program will compile and run by using the node index.js
command.
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_type
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