AssemblyName.ToString Method

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Returns the full name of the assembly, also known as the display name.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function ToString As String
public override string ToString()

Return Value

Type: System.String
The full name of the assembly, or the class name if the full name of the assembly cannot be determined.

Remarks

See the description of AssemblyName for the format of the returned string.

Platform Notes

Silverlight for Windows Phone Silverlight for Windows Phone

 Instead of an empty string, this member returns System.Reflection.AssemblyName if the AssemblyName object was instantiated with the default constructor.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.