Node.js os.type() Method (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 12 Oct, 2021

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