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AssemblyName Class

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Describes an assembly's unique identity in full.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System. . :: . .Object
  System.Reflection..::..AssemblyName

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class AssemblyName
public sealed class AssemblyName
public ref class AssemblyName sealed
[<Sealed>]
type AssemblyName =  class end
public final class AssemblyName

The AssemblyName type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property FullName Gets the full name of the assembly, also known as the display name.
Public property Name Gets or sets the simple name of the assembly. This is usually, but not necessarily, the file name of the manifest file of the assembly, minus its extension.
Public property Version Gets or sets the major, minor, build, and revision numbers of the assembly.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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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.

See Also

Reference

System.Reflection Namespace