Platform

The Platform namespace contains properties that help deal with platform specific differences.

Properties

os

enum OperatingSystemType default: known at runtime

This property holds the type of the operating system detected at run-time.

OperatingSystemType

This enum describes the detected operating system types.

android: This variant includes any version of Android running mobile phones, tablets, as well as embedded Android devices.
ios: This variant covers iOS running on iPhones and iPads.
macos: This variant covers macOS running on Apple’s Mac computers.
linux: This variant covers any version of Linux, except Android.
windows: This variant covers Microsoft Windows.
other: This variant is reported when the operating system is none of the above.

style-name

string default: known at runtime

The name of the currently selected widget style. Some widget styles have dark and light variant suffixes, such as fluent-light. This property contains the style name without the suffix. Use Palette‘s color-scheme to determine the currently used scheme.

Functions

open-url(url: string) -> bool

Opens the specified URL in an external browser. This function invokes the platform’s URL opening mechanism. Returns true on success, or false if the platform doesn’t support opening URLs or the operation failed.

import { Button } from "std-widgets.slint";

export component Example inherits Window {
    Button {
        text: "Open Slint Website";
        clicked => {
            Platform.open-url("https://slint.dev");
        }
    }
}

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