# MSVC_VERSION

The version of Microsoft Visual C/C++ being used if any. If a compiler simulating Visual C++ is being used, this variable is set to the toolset version simulated as given by the `_MSC_VER` preprocessor definition.

Known version numbers are:

Value | Version
--- | ---
1200 | VS 6.0
1300 | VS 7.0
1310 | VS 7.1
1400 | VS 8.0 (v80 toolset)
1500 | VS 9.0 (v90 toolset)
1600 | VS 10.0 (v100 toolset)
1700 | VS 11.0 (v110 toolset)
1800 | VS 12.0 (v120 toolset)
1900 | VS 14.0 (v140 toolset)
1910-1919 | VS 15.0 (v141 toolset)
1920-1929 | VS 16.0 (v142 toolset)
1930-1949 | VS 17.0 (v143 toolset)

See also the `CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION` and `MSVC_TOOLSET_VERSION` variable.