uwp - How to get Application Name and Version in a Portable Class Library? -

i wondering how product name or product version in portable class library. far have tried these below:

system.reflection.assembly.getexecutingassembly().getname().version; 

the error here getexecutingassembly() not found.

appdomain.currentdomain.domainmanager.entryassembly.getname().version 

the error here appdomain not found.

public static string version {         {         var assembly = typeof(mytype).gettypeinfo().assembly;         // in pcl profiles above line is: var assembly = typeof(mytype).assembly;         var assemblyname = new assemblyname(assembly.fullname);         return assemblyname.version.major + "." + assemblyname.version.minor;     } } 

the problem 1 gives version of pcl, , not app's version.

thanks all.

everything have written true. far know, there no common way across supported platforms reference entry assembly of application, , there no common api available in portable class libraries.

however, doesn't stop getting ahold of information inside portable class library. need abstract away functionality , take advantage of dependency injection provide correct implementation each platform.

your portable class library implement common interface:

public interface iproductinfoprovider {     string getversion(); } 

for full .net framework implement this:

public class productinfoprovider : iproductinfoprovider {     public version getversion()     {         return assembly.getexecutingassembly().getname().version;     } } 

the class needs version information accept instance of iproductinfoprovider constructor parameter, allowing called whenever necessary:

public class myclass {     private readonly iproductinfoprovider _productinfoprovider;      public myclass(iproductinfoprovider productinfoprovider)     {         _productinfoprovider = productinfoprovider;     } } 

when instantiating class pass correct implementation of interface:

var myinstance = new myclass(new productinfoprovider()); 

since might want instantiate class inside portable class library, use dependency injection framework, such ninject define correct implementation in platform specific application initialization:

public class applicationmodule : ninjectmodule {     public override void load()      {         this.bind<iproductinfoprovider>().to<productinfoprovider>();     } } 

this allow ninject create new instance of myclass correct implementation of iproductinfoprovider injected.