FileVersionInfo.ProductVersion Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Diagnostics

Assembly:

System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.dll

Source:

FileVersionInfo.cs

Gets the version of the product this file is distributed with.

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

public string? ProductVersion { get; }

member this.ProductVersion : string

Public ReadOnly Property ProductVersion As String

Property Value

String

The version of the product this file is distributed with or null if the file did not contain version information.

Examples

The following example calls GetVersionInfo to get the FileVersionInfo for the Notepad. Then it prints the ProductVersion in a text box. This code assumes textBox1 has been instantiated.

private:
    void GetProductVersion()
    {
        // Get the file version for the notepad.
        FileVersionInfo^ myFileVersionInfo =
            FileVersionInfo::GetVersionInfo( Environment::SystemDirectory + "\\Notepad.exe" );

        // Print the product version number.
        textBox1->Text = String::Concat( "Product version number: ", myFileVersionInfo->ProductVersion );
    }

private void GetProductVersion()
{
    // Get the file version for the notepad.
    FileVersionInfo myFileVersionInfo =
        FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Environment.SystemDirectory + "\\Notepad.exe");

    // Print the product version number.
    textBox1.Text = "Product version number: " + myFileVersionInfo.ProductVersion;
 }

Private Sub GetProductVersion()
    ' Get the file version for the notepad.
    Dim myFileVersionInfo As FileVersionInfo = _
        FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Environment.SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe")
    
    ' Print the product version number.
    textBox1.Text = "Product version number: " & myFileVersionInfo.ProductVersion
End Sub

Remarks

Typically, a version number is displayed as "major number.minor number.build number.private part number". A product version number is a 64-bit number that holds the version number as follows:

• The first 16 bits are the ProductMajorPart number.

• The next 16 bits are the ProductMinorPart number.

• The third set of 16 bits are the ProductBuildPart number.

• The last 16 bits are the ProductPrivatePart number.

See also

• ProductBuildPart
• ProductMinorPart
• ProductMajorPart
• ProductPrivatePart