AboutInfo Class

Provides information about the current application.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.SystemModule

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

[DomainComponent]
public class AboutInfo

VB.NET

<DomainComponent>
Public Class AboutInfo

Related API Members

The following members return AboutInfo objects:

• AboutInfo.Instance

Remarks

AboutInfo is a singleton. Use the AboutInfo.Instance property, to access the object. The following properties of this object represent the “About” information on the current application:

• AboutInfo.Company
• AboutInfo.Copyright
• AboutInfo.Description
• AboutInfo.ProductName
• AboutInfo.Version.

The AboutInfo.AboutInfoString property provides summary information by concatenating the values of the other properties.

The AboutInfo.LogoImageName property stores the logo image name in applications.

In Windows Forms applications, the AboutInfoController‘s About Action invokes a Detail View with two Detail View Items: the StaticImageDetailItem and StaticTextViewItem. The StaticTextViewItem shows the text provided by the AboutInfo object’s AboutInfoString property. The StaticImageDetailItem displays the image specified by the AboutInfo.LogoImageName property. The following image demonstrates the About Action with the invoked informational pop-up window.

To learn how to customize the information provided by the AboutInfo object, refer to the description of its properties.

Inheritance

Object

AboutInfo