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.NET Framework 4
Application Class
 ProductVersion Property
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Application..::.ProductVersion Property

Gets the product version associated with this application.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Visual Basic
Public Shared ReadOnly Property ProductVersion As String
C#
public static string ProductVersion { get; }
Visual C++
public:
static property String^ ProductVersion {
    String^ get ();
}
F#
static member ProductVersion : string

Property Value

Type: System..::.String
The product version.

Typically, a version number displays as major number.minor number.build number.private part number. You can set it explicitly by setting the assembly version within your assembly manifest. For more information, see Assembly Manifest.

ProductVersion first looks to see if the assembly containing the main executable has the AssemblyInformationalVersion attribute on it. If this attribute exists, it is used for both ProductVersion and CommonAppDataPath. If this attribute does not exist, both properties use the version of the executable file instead.

The following code example gets this property and displays its value in a text box. The example requires that textBox1 has been placed on a form.

Visual Basic
 Private Sub PrintProductVersion()
    textBox1.Text = "The product version is: " & _
       Application.ProductVersion
 End Sub

C#
private void PrintProductVersion() {
    textBox1.Text = "The product version is: " +
       Application.ProductVersion;
 }

Visual C++
private:
   void PrintProductVersion()
   {
      textBox1->Text = "The product version is: {0}",
         Application::ProductVersion;
   }

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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