AssemblyInfo.Version Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Important

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Gets the version number of the application.

public:
 property Version ^ Version { Version ^ get(); };

public Version Version { get; }

member this.Version : Version

Public ReadOnly Property Version As Version

Property Value

Version

A Version object containing the version number of the application.

Exceptions

SecurityException

The application does not have sufficient permissions to access the assembly version.

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)

Remarks

The My.Application.Info.Version property gets a Version object containing the version number of the application. You can use the Major, Minor, Build, and Revision properties of the Version object to access specific version information about the application.

ClickOnce-deployed applications should use the CurrentVersion property of the Deployment property.

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Forms Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Forms Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	No
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	No

Applies to