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Control::ProductVersion Property

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Gets the version of the assembly containing the control.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

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public:
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
property String^ ProductVersion {
	String^ get();
}

Property Value

Type: System::String^

The file version of the assembly containing the control.

The ProductVersion property is a read-only property. To change the value of this property, set the Version property value of the AssemblyVersionAttribute. The following line of C# code sets the ProductVersion property.

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[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.1")]
System_CAPS_noteNote

It is strongly recommended that you provide the company name, product name, and product version. Providing this information enables the use of Windows Forms features such as Application::UserAppDataPath that make it easier to write applications that comply with the "Certified for Windows" program. For more information about the Certified for Windows program, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/certification.

The following code example displays information about the application in a Label contained by a Form. This example requires that the CompanyName, ProductName and ProductVersion have been set.

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void AboutDialog_Load( Object^ /*sender*/, EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
{
   // Display the application information in the label.
   this->labelVersionInfo->Text = String::Format(  "{0} {1} Version: {2}", this->CompanyName, this->ProductName, this->ProductVersion );
}

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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