&version
Summary
The &version store determines the Keyman version which the
keyboard will target.
Syntax
store(&version) "version"Parameters
version- The version of Keyman to target. This can be
5.0,6.0,7.0,8.0or9.0.
Description
The &version store allows Keyman to easily distinguish what version of
Keyman the keyboard was written for and handle it accordingly. The
&version store is required. For new keyboards, use 9.0 as the
version number.
The keyboard version is used by Keyman Desktop for Windows. Versioning on other platforms generally matches the current 9.0 feature set.
The VERSION statement is deprecated, instead use the &version store.
Examples
Example: Using &version
store(&version) '9.0'Platforms
The &version store can be used in keyboards on all platforms.
| Windows | macOS | Linux | Desktop web | Mobile web | iOS | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Version history
The VERSION statement was introduced in Keyman 3.0.
The &version store was added in Keyman 5.0.
Each subsequent version of Keyman updates the maximum store value accordingly to its major version.
