AssemblyInfo Class

.NET Framework (current version)

Provides properties for getting the information about the application, such as the version number, description, loaded assemblies, and so on.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices::AssemblyInfo

Syntax

C++

[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Resources = HostProtectionResource::ExternalProcessMgmt)]
public ref class AssemblyInfo

Constructors

	Name	Description
	AssemblyInfo(Assembly^)	Initializes a new instance of the AssemblyInfo class with the specified assembly information.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AssemblyName	Gets the name, without the extension, of the assembly file for the application.
	CompanyName	Gets the company name associated with the application.
	Copyright	Gets the copyright notice associated with the application.
	Description	Gets the description associated with the application.
	DirectoryPath	Gets the directory where the application is stored.
	LoadedAssemblies	Gets a collection of all assemblies loaded by the application.
	ProductName	Gets the product name associated with the application.
	StackTrace	Gets the current stack-trace information.
	Title	Gets the title associated with the application.
	Trademark	Gets the trademark notice associated with the application.
	Version	Gets the version number of the application.
	WorkingSet	Gets the amount of physical memory mapped to the process context.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

Some of the properties exposed by the My.Application.Info object return the application's assembly information. To set the information in the application's assembly, you must use the Assembly Information dialog box, accessible from the Application pane of the Project Designer.

The My.Application.Info object provides functionality similar to the FileVersionInfo class but is scoped to give quick access to the most common properties.

Other properties, such as LoadedAssemblies, provide access to the current state of the application.

Examples

This example uses the My.Application.Info.Version property to display the version of the application.

MsgBox("Application version: " & My.Application.Info.Version.ToString)

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0

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.