---
title: gestalt
framework: Installer JS
role: pseudoSymbol
path: installer_js/system/1812304-gestalt
---

# gestalt

Provides gestalt information that corresponds to the given selector.

## Declaration

```data
gestalt(selector)
```

## Parameters

- `selector`: String specifying the selector for the data to retrieve.

## Return Value

Return Value Data for the given selector.

## Overview

Overview For example, the expression in Listing 1 returns '1040' in OS X v10.4.0: system.gestalt('sysv').toString(16) See Gestalt Manager for detailed information. warning: The underlying Gestalt Manager API is deprecated; use version and sysctl instead of this function.

## See Also

### Legacy Methods

- [localizedStandardString](installer_js/system/1812330-localizedstandardstring.md)
- [localizedStandardStringWithFormat](installer_js/system/1812341-localizedstandardstringwithforma.md)