AssemblyInfovb

AssemblyInfovb is a .NET assembly that provides information about the currently executing assembly. It is part of the System.Reflection namespace and is typically accessed programmatically to retrieve metadata associated with an assembly. This metadata can include attributes like version, title, description, company, and product.

The AssemblyInfovb class is a static class, meaning its members are accessed directly through the class name without the need to create an instance. Common properties include AssemblyVersion, AssemblyTitle, AssemblyDescription, AssemblyCompany, and AssemblyProduct. These properties are populated from the assembly's manifest information, which is set during the build process.

Developers use AssemblyInfovb to dynamically display information about an application, such as in an "About" box. For example, to get the version of the currently running assembly, a developer might use AssemblyInfovb.AssemblyVersion. This allows applications to report their specific build details without hardcoding them, promoting better maintainability and accuracy. The values returned by these properties are essentially read from the assembly's attributes.