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<h1>operating-system::to-string</h1>
<p> Converts the value of the specified operating system to its equivalent <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemStringClassTopic.asp">String</a> representation. </p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<code>string operating-system::to-string(<span class="parameter">operatingSystem</span>)
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<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<td>operatingSystem</td>
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<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemOperatingSystemClassTopic.asp">OperatingSystem</a>
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<td>The operating system.</td>
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<h3>Return Value</h3> The <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemStringClassTopic.asp">String</a> representation of <i>operatingSystem</i>. <h3>Examples</h3><ul class="examples"><li><p> Output string representation of the current operating system. </p><pre class="code">
<echo message="OS=${operating-system::to-string(environment::get-operating-system())}" />
</pre><p>If the operating system is Windows 2000, the output is:</p><pre class="code">Microsoft Windows NT 5.0.2195.0
</pre></li></ul><h3>Requirements</h3><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><b>Assembly:</b> NAnt.Core (0.92.4543.0)
</div><h3>See Also</h3><a href="../functions/environment.get-operating-system().html">environment::get-operating-system()</a></body>
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