My.Application.Info.CompanyName Property 

Gets the company name associated with the application.

' Usage
Dim value As String = My.Application.Info.CompanyName
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property CompanyName As String

Return Value

A String that contains the company name associated with the application.

Exceptions

The following condition can cause an exception:

• The assembly does not have an AssemblyCompanyAttribute (InvalidOperationException).

Remarks

The My.Application.Info.CompanyName property gets the company name associated with the application.

You can change the company name by changing the value for Company in the Assembly Information dialog box, accessible from the Application pane of the Project Designer. For more information, see How to: Specify Assembly Information.

Example

This example uses the My.Application.Info.CompanyName property to display the company name associated with the application.

MsgBox("Application created by: " & My.Application.Info.CompanyName)

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices

Class: AssemblyInfo

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

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

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Specify Assembly Information

Reference

My.Application.Info Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.AssemblyInfo.CompanyName