Getting assembly name

Question

C#'s exception class has a source property which is set to the name of the assembly by default.
Is there another way to get this exact string (without parsing a different string)?

I have tried the following:

catch(Exception e)
{
    string str = e.Source;         
    //"EPA" - what I want               
    str = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().FullName;
    //"EPA, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
    str = typeof(Program).FullName;
    //"EPA.Program"
    str = typeof(Program).Assembly.FullName;
    //"EPA, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
    str = typeof(Program).Assembly.ToString();
    //"EPA, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
    str = typeof(Program).AssemblyQualifiedName;
    //"EPA.Program, EPA, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
}

score 449 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 24 '10 at 11:58

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System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name

or

typeof(Program).Assembly.GetName().Name;

edited Nov 24 '10 at 11:58

icecrime

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answered Nov 24 '10 at 11:30

Jaster

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VS show errors on resolve usings. You can use Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Name; – Buzzy May 30 '16 at 07:48
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Actually it should be typeof(any).GetTypeInfo().Assembly – Thaina Yu Dec 16 '16 at 15:43
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@Thaina. I know this is an old comment, but could you explain **why** you should use GetTypeInfo(). – sgmoore Aug 03 '21 at 11:15
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@sgmoore At that time of my comment dotnet core 2.0 was still new and the `Assembly` property was existed in `TypeInfo` object in dotnet core 1.0, which is why `GetTypeInfo()` was still require, which I think mine is now an outdated practice – Thaina Yu Aug 03 '21 at 15:56

kiran · Answer 2 · 2021-05-15T08:19:51.273

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You can use the AssemblyName class to get the assembly name, provided you have the full name for the assembly:

AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location).Name

or

AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(e.Source).Name

MSDN Reference - AssemblyName Class

edited May 15 '21 at 08:19

answered Jun 15 '15 at 11:53

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I got error because of parameter of GetAssemblyName method. I think it should have been `Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location` instead of `Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().FullName`. – uzay95 Mar 11 '16 at 08:05

score 10 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 20 '15 at 19:20

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I use the Assembly to set the form's title as such:

private String BuildFormTitle()
{
    String AppName = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Name;
    String FormTitle = String.Format("{0} {1} ({2})", 
                                     AppName, 
                                     Application.ProductName, 
                                     Application.ProductVersion);
    return FormTitle;
}

edited Apr 20 '15 at 19:20

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answered May 03 '12 at 13:32

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Just be glad you're not calling that from within an Office Addin - where GetEntryAssembly() will return null – PandaWood Aug 14 '18 at 14:23
In my case I need executing exe name rather than library dll name. This works very well – Val Aug 25 '20 at 04:33

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 19 '16 at 03:13

You could try this code which uses the System.Reflection.AssemblyTitleAttribute.Title property:

((AssemblyTitleAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(), typeof(AssemblyTitleAttribute), false)).Title;

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 09 '22 at 02:28

When you do not know the assembly's location, but have its display name (e.g. ReactiveUI, Version=18.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null):

var assemblyName = "ReactiveUI, Version=18.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
new AssemblyName(assemblyName).Name // "ReactiveUI"

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 04 '18 at 22:41

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Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location

answered Jun 04 '18 at 22:41

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