FileVersionInfo.LegalCopyright Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Diagnostics

Assembly:

System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.dll

Source:

FileVersionInfo.cs

Gets all copyright notices that apply to the specified file.

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

public string? LegalCopyright { get; }

member this.LegalCopyright : string

Public ReadOnly Property LegalCopyright As String

Property Value

String

The copyright notices that apply to the specified file.

Examples

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

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

        // Print the copyright notice.
        textBox1->Text = String::Concat( "Copyright notice: ", myFileVersionInfo->LegalCopyright );
    }

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

    // Print the copyright notice.
    textBox1.Text = "Copyright notice: " + myFileVersionInfo.LegalCopyright;
}

Private Sub GetCopyright()
    ' Get the file version for the notepad.
    Dim myFileVersionInfo As FileVersionInfo = _
        FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Environment.SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe")
    
    ' Print the copyright notice.
    textBox1.Text = "Copyright notice: " & myFileVersionInfo.LegalCopyright
End Sub

Remarks

This should include the full text of all notices, legal symbols, copyright dates, and so on or null if the file did not contain version information.