Get Assembly Version in Java

Question

Is there any way for me to get the version of an assembly or application in Java?

For example, I have a .NET .dll file located in Program Files. I normally call `loadLibrary' on this .dll so I can invoke JNI methods in C++.

System.loadLibrary("MyJniAssembly");

Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

Answer 1

The simplest way would be to expose that information in another native method implemented in the assembly. If you can't do it there, you'd have to create a new assembly with such a method but one that takes a parameter indicating the assembly or type you are interested in.