How can I read the app version defined in the manifest file programmatically?

Question

In the Android manifest file, there is a field that specifies the application version.

How I can read that value programmatically?

Answer 1

You can get access to that information through the PackageInfo class:

PackageInfo pinfo = this.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(getPackageName(), 0);
Log.d("pinfoCode",pinfo.versionCode);
Log.d("pinfoName",pinfo.versionName);