Print Version Number in ASP.NET MVC 4 app

Question

I have an ASP.NET MVC 4 application. Currently, I am setting the version of the application in the project properties under the \"Application\" tab. From here, I click the \

Answer 1

I usually make HtmlHelper extension for this purpose. Something like this:

public static class HtmlHelperExtensions
{
    public static IHtmlString AssemblyVersion(this HtmlHelper helper)
    {
        var version = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version.ToString();
        return MvcHtmlString.Create(version);
    }
}

And than inside view you just call:

@Html.AssemblyVersion()