How can I get the executing assembly version?

Question

I am trying to get the executing assembly version in C# 3.0 using the following code:

var assemblyFullName = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().FullName;
var version = assemblyFullName .Split(',')[1].Split('=')[1];

Is there another proper way of doing so?

Answer 1

Two options... regardless of application type you can always invoke:

Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version

If a Windows Forms application, you can always access via application if looking specifically for product version.

Application.ProductVersion

Using GetExecutingAssembly for an assembly reference is not always an option. As such, I personally find it useful to create a static helper class in projects where I may need to reference the underlying assembly or assembly version:

// A sample assembly reference class that would exist in the `Core` project.
public static class CoreAssembly
{
    public static readonly Assembly Reference = typeof(CoreAssembly).Assembly;
    public static readonly Version Version = Reference.GetName().Version;
}

Then I can cleanly reference CoreAssembly.Version in my code as required.