Access addin version information in arcobjects

[MarnikBlomme]

Is there a way to access the addin version information like version number and description found in the esriaddinx file in the addin itself?

I'd like to use that information as a watermark on my screens and would like to avoid having to enter the information in different places.

[RichardWatson · Accepted solution]

I just created an add-in in Visual Studio using the wizard.

It looks like the wizard created a class named ThisAddIn:

    /// <summary>
    /// A class for looking up declarative information in the associated configuration xml file (.esriaddinx).
    /// </summary>
    internal static class ThisAddIn {

The class is in the file Config.Designer.cs.

Is this what you were looking for?

[KenBuja]

You can use My.ThisAddIn, which gives you access to AddInID, Author, Company, Date, Description, IDs, Name, and Version

MsgBox(My.ThisAddIn.Description & vbNewLine & My.ThisAddIn.Version & vbNewLine & My.ThisAddIn.Author)

[MarnikBlomme]

I just created an add-in in Visual Studio using the wizard.

It looks like the wizard created a class named ThisAddIn:

    /// <summary>
    /// A class for looking up declarative information in the associated configuration xml file (.esriaddinx).
    /// </summary>
    internal static class ThisAddIn {

The class is in the file Config.Designer.cs.

Is this what you were looking for?

Indeed, the ThisAddIn contains all the information, thanks.