How do I get the current version of my iOS project in code?

Question

I would like to be able to get the current version of my iOS project/app as an NSString object without having to define a constant in a file somewhere. I don\'t

Answer 1

An open source project of mine, App Update Tracker, offers this functionality (and more) in the form of class methods:

• + (NSString *)getShortVersionString
• + (NSString *)getLongVersionString

You would use it like so:

#import "AppUpdateTracker.h"

NSLog(@"short version: %@", [AppUpdateTracker getShortVersionString]);
NSLog(@"long version: %@", [AppUpdateTracker getLongVersionString]);