Get the Windows Phone 7 Application Title from Code

Question

I want to access the Title value that is stored in the WMAppManifest.xml file from my ViewModel code. This is the same application title that is set through the project prop

Answer 1

Only the first two answers are correct in scope of the original question. And the second is certainly not over complicated. Wrapping the helper method with a class for each possible attribute is good object orientated development and exactly what Microsoft do all over the framework, e.g. settings designer files generated by Visual Studio.

I'd recommend using the first if you just want one specific property, the second if you want more. Should be part of the SDK really. We're trying to read the WMAppManifest.xml here not the AssemblyInfo so standard assembly reflection metadata is no good.

By the way, if you really want to get the product name from the assembly attributes (not WPAppManifest.xml) then the last sample was reading the wrong attribute! Use the AssemblyProductAttribute not the AssemblyTitleAttribute. The assembly title is really the file title, by default the same as the assembly file name (e.g. MyCompany.MyProduct.WinPhone7App) whereas the product will typically be something like the properly formatted "title" of your app in the store (e.g. "My Product"). It may not even be up-to-date after using the VS properties page, so you should check that.

I use AssemblyInfo reflection for all other application types to show the official product name and build version on an about page, it's certainly correct for that. But for these special phone app types the store manifest has more importance and other attributes you may need.