Control.CompanyName Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control.

public:
 property System::String ^ CompanyName { System::String ^ get(); };

[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public string CompanyName { get; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
member this.CompanyName : string

Public ReadOnly Property CompanyName As String

Property Value

String

The company name or creator of the application containing the control.

Attributes

BrowsableAttribute

Examples

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.

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 );
}

private void AboutDialog_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   // Display the application information in the label.
   this.labelVersionInfo.Text = 
      this.CompanyName + "  " + 
      this.ProductName + "  Version: " +
      this.ProductVersion;  
}

Private Sub AboutDialog_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
   ' Display the application information in the label.
   Me.labelVersionInfo.Text = _
      Me.CompanyName + "  " + _
      Me.ProductName + "  Version: " + _
      Me.ProductVersion
   End Sub

Remarks

The CompanyName property is a read-only property. To change the value of this property, set the Company property value of the AssemblyCompanyAttribute. The following line of C# code sets the CompanyName property.

[assembly: AssemblyCompany("Microsoft")]

Note

It is strongly recommended that you provide the company name, product name, and product version for your app.

See also

• Company
• CompanyName