Getting assembly name

C#.NetReflectionAssemblyinfo

C# Problem Overview

C#'s exception class has a source property which is set to the name of the assembly by default.
Is there another way to get this exact string (without parsing a different string)?

I have tried the following:

catch(Exception e)
{
    string str = e.Source;         
    //"EPA" - what I want               
    str = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().FullName;
    //"EPA, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
    str = typeof(Program).FullName;
    //"EPA.Program"
    str = typeof(Program).Assembly.FullName;
    //"EPA, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
    str = typeof(Program).Assembly.ToString();
    //"EPA, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
    str = typeof(Program).AssemblyQualifiedName;
    //"EPA.Program, EPA, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
}

C# Solutions

Solution 1 - C#

System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name

or

typeof(Program).Assembly.GetName().Name;

Solution 2 - C#

I use the Assembly to set the form's title as such:

private String BuildFormTitle()
{
    String AppName = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Name;
    String FormTitle = String.Format("{0} {1} ({2})", 
                                     AppName, 
                                     Application.ProductName, 
                                     Application.ProductVersion);
    return FormTitle;
}

Solution 3 - C#

You can use the AssemblyName class to get the assembly name, provided you have the full name for the assembly:

AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location).Name

or

AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(e.Source).Name

MSDN Reference - AssemblyName Class

Solution 4 - C#

You could try this code which uses the System.Reflection.AssemblyTitleAttribute.Title property:

((AssemblyTitleAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(), typeof(AssemblyTitleAttribute), false)).Title;

Solution 5 - C#

Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location

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