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FileVersionInfo.FileName Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the name of the file that this instance of FileVersionInfo describes.

Namespace: System.Diagnostics
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

public string FileName { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The name of the file described by this instance of FileVersionInfo.

Examples

The following example calls GetVersionInfo to get the FileVersionInfo for the Notepad. Then it prints the FileName in a text box. This code assumes textBox1 has been instantiated.

C++

private void GetFileName()
{
    // Get the file version for the notepad.
    FileVersionInfo myFileVersionInfo =
        FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Environment.SystemDirectory + "\\Notepad.exe");

    // Print the file name.
    textBox1.Text = "File name: " + myFileVersionInfo.FileName;
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Security

FileIOPermission
to get the file name. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess.PathDiscovery

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

FileVersionInfo Class

System.Diagnostics Namespace

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