.NET Core App - How to get build number at runtime

Question

I\'ve got a .NET Core MVC app which is built using TFS online, and published to Azure using the Release management stuff in TFS online. All very nice.

What I\'d lik

Answer 1

You need to save the Build Number in your application at compile time.

You can access the build number with $Build.BuildNumber or $Env:BUILD_BUILDNUMBER depending on your environment. I usually write it as a variable into my ApplicationInfo.* with both the version and build number.