Android APK Version Get getApplicationVersion(Context ctx)

Description

Returns the application version from manifest file

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
ctx	Context

Return

Application version or null if not found

Declaration

public static String getApplicationVersion(Context ctx) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 * Software Name : RCS IMS Stack//from  w  w w.j  ava 2  s .c  o m
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2010 France Telecom S.A.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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 *
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 ******************************************************************************/

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the application version from manifest file 
     * 
     * @param ctx Context
     * @return Application version or null if not found
     */
    public static String getApplicationVersion(Context ctx) {
        String version = null;
        try {
            PackageInfo info = ctx.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(
                    ctx.getPackageName(), 0);
            version = info.versionName;
        } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
        }
        return version;
    }
}

Related

1. getAppVer(Context context)
2. getAppVersionCode(Context context)
3. getAppVersionCode(Context context)
4. getAppVersionName(Context context)
5. getAppVersionName(Context context, String defVersion)
6. getFirstInstalled()
7. getVersion(Context context)
8. getVersionCode(Context context)
9. GetVersion(Context context)