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How to detect which .NET runtime is being used (MS vs. Mono)?

Asked 2009-04-06T12:11:23.990
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I would like to know during execution of a program whether it is being executed using the Mono runtime or the Microsoft runtime.

I'm currently using the following code to determine whether I'm on a MS CLR:

static bool IsMicrosoftCLR()
{
    return RuntimeEnvironment.GetRuntimeDirectory().Contains("Microsoft");
}

However, this is somewhat dependent on the installation folder of the runtime and I'm not sure whether this will work on all installations.

Is there a better way to check for the current runtime?

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just run the below code..

static bool IsMicrosoftCLR()
{
    return (Type.GetType ("Mono.Runtime") == null)
}
answered 2009-04-06T12:21:50.627

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