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LibraryVersionString[lib]

returns a string of library version information.

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LibraryLink`
LibraryLink`

LibraryVersionString

LibraryVersionString[lib]

returns a string of library version information.

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  • To use LibraryVersionString, you first need to load it using Needs["LibraryLink`"].
  • The information returned by LibraryVersionString depends on the system on which it is run.

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

To use LibraryVersionString you have to load the LibraryLink` package:

This finds a library:

Here, the version information about the library is returned as a string:

Wolfram Research (2010), LibraryVersionString, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/LibraryLink/ref/LibraryVersionString.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2010), LibraryVersionString, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/LibraryLink/ref/LibraryVersionString.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2010. "LibraryVersionString." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/LibraryLink/ref/LibraryVersionString.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2010). LibraryVersionString. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/LibraryLink/ref/LibraryVersionString.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_libraryversionstring, author="Wolfram Research", title="{LibraryVersionString}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/LibraryLink/ref/LibraryVersionString.html}", note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_libraryversionstring, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={LibraryVersionString}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/LibraryLink/ref/LibraryVersionString.html}, note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}