Android Question [Solved] #VersionName w/o PackageManager

[udg]

Hi all,

I'm trying to get running app's VersionNumber not using the PackageManager from Phone lib.
Tried with JavaObject then Reflection but failed.

Relevant references are:
- android.content.pm.PackageManager
- getPackageInfo
- versionName

Can you help, please? TIA.

udg

 

[udg]

Ok, found a way, but it looks it can be simplified and made more elegant:

Dim r, r2 , r3 As Reflector
r.Target = r.GetActivity
r.Target = r.RunMethod("getApplicationContext")
r2.Target = r.RunMethod("getPackageManager")
r3.Target = r2.RunMethod3("getPackageInfo", "b4a.example", "java.lang.String", 0, "java.lang.int")
Dim s As String = r3.GetField("versionName")

 

[udg]

Probably this one is better:

Dim jo As JavaObject
jo.InitializeContext
Dim s1 As String = jo.RunMethodjo("getPackageManager",Null).RunMethodJo("getPackageInfo", _
   Array As Object ("b4a.example", 0)).GetField("versionName")

 

[Deleted member 103]

Is not that the same?

Application.PackageName
Application.VersionCode
Application.VersionName

 

[udg]

Hi Filippo.
yes it is absolutely the same and probabily safer, since I guess Erel will update its code as soon as Google will change its own.

I simply forgot about the existence of Application...