AssemblyFileVersionAttribute Class (System.Reflection)

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AssemblyFileVersionAttribute Class

AssemblyFileVersionAttribute Members
AssemblyFileVersionAttribute Constructor
AssemblyFileVersionAttribute Methods
AssemblyFileVersionAttribute Properties

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AssemblyFileVersionAttribute Class
This page is specific to:.NET Framework Version:1.1 2.0 3.03.5Silverlight 3 4.0

.NET Framework Class Library

AssemblyFileVersionAttribute Class

Instructs a compiler to use a specific version number for the Win32 file version resource. The Win32 file version is not required to be the same as the assembly's version number.

Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

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'Usage

Dim instance As AssemblyFileVersionAttribute

'Declaration

<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly, Inherited := False)> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class AssemblyFileVersionAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

Remarks

If the AssemblyFileVersionAttribute is not supplied, the AssemblyVersionAttribute is used for the Win32 file version that is displayed on the Version tab of the Windows file properties dialog.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System..::.Attribute
System.Reflection..::.AssemblyFileVersionAttribute

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

AssemblyFileVersionAttribute Members

System.Reflection Namespace

Community Content

How to use this attribute for consistent version numbering across multiple projects

Added by:Kristof Verbiest

There are several techniques on how to use this attribute to apply the same version-number to several projects. These techniques are listed here:
http://kristofverbiest.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-to-use-consistent-version-numbering.html