User versionName value of AndroidManifest.xml in code

Question

The AndroidManifest.xml contains the version name of the application, something like

android:versionName=\"1.0\"

Now the quest

Answer 1

If you use ADT and Eclipse:

String version = getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(getPackageName(), 0).versionName;

If you use Gradle, there is an easier way, since it puts the data into BuildConfig for you:

String version = BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME;