PackageId class (Windows)

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Provides package identification info, such as name, version, and publisher.

Syntax


var packageId = Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.current.id;

Attributes

DualApiPartitionAttribute()
MarshalingBehaviorAttribute(Agile)
VersionAttribute(NTDDI_WIN8)

Members

The PackageId class has these types of members:

Methods
Properties

Methods

The PackageId class inherits methods from the Object class (C#/VB/C++).

Properties

The PackageId class has these properties.

Property	Access type	Description
Architecture	Read-only	Gets the processor architecture for which the package was created.
Author	Read-only	Windows Phone only. Gets the value of the Author attribute for the specified application package.
FamilyName	Read-only	Gets the family name of the package.
FullName	Read-only	Gets the full name of the package.
Name	Read-only	Gets the name of the package.
ProductId	Read-only	Windows Phone only. Gets the value of the ProductID attribute associated with this application package.
Publisher	Read-only	Gets the publisher of the package.
PublisherId	Read-only	Gets the publisher ID of the package.
ResourceId	Read-only	Gets the resource ID of the package.
Version	Read-only	Gets the package version info.

Examples

Use the Package.Current | current property to get the package for the current app. Use the Package.Id | id property to get the package ID. This example gets package identity information by using members of the Package and PackageId classes.

JavaScript

C++


var package = Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.current;
var packageId = package.id;
var version = packageId.version;

var output = [ "Name: \"" + packageId.name + "\"",
               "Version: " + version.major + "." + version.minor + "." 
                           + version.build + "." + version.revision,
               "Architecture: " + packageId.architecture,
               "ResourceId: \"" + packageId.resourceId + "\"",
               "Publisher: \"" + packageId.publisher + "\"",
               "PublisherId: \"" + packageId.publisherId + "\"",
               "FullName: \"" + packageId.fullName + "\"",
               "FamilyName: \"" + packageId.familyName + "\"",
               "IsFramework: " + package.isFramework ];

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 8 [Windows Store apps, desktop apps]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012 [Windows Store apps, desktop apps]
Minimum supported phone	Windows Phone 8
Namespace	Windows.ApplicationModel Windows::ApplicationModel [C++]
Metadata	Windows.winmd

PackageId class