# 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:

    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.