Core Concepts: How to check the current Node.js version at runtime

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Run process.version:

The version property of the process object returns a string with the current Node.js version.

In the browser the process object is not defined, so you will get a ReferenceError:

Another way is to reference process.versions (plural):

This returns an object that contains various properties referencing each component’s version.

To get the major version (in this example 12) you can use

process.versions.node.split('.')[0]

Lessons in this unit:

0: Introduction
1: The Node Core Modules
2: Differences between Node and the Browser
3: Node, the difference between development and production
4: The Node.js Event Loop
5: A brief history of Node.js
6: Understanding process.nextTick()
7: Understanding setImmediate()
8: ▶︎ How to check the current Node.js version at runtime
9: Why should you use Node.js in your next project?
10: Introduction to Node.js