Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * MIT License * * Copyright (c) 2016 Aldrin Clemente * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all * copies or substantial portions of the Software. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE * SOFTWARE. */ import android.content.Context; import android.content.pm.PackageManager; public class Main { /** * Returns the version name of the app with the specified package name * * @param context * @return The version name of the app or <b>null</b> if it fails */ public static String getVersionName(Context context, String packageName) { try { return context.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(packageName, 0).versionName; } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) { return null; } } /** * Returns the version name of the calling app * * @param context * @return The version name of the app or <b>null</b> if it fails */ public static String getVersionName(Context context) { return getVersionName(context, context.getPackageName()); } }