How do I get the current version of my iOS project in code?
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 want to change my version value in 2 places.
The value needs to be updated when I bump my version in the Project target summary.
You can get the version and build numbers as follows:
let version = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CFBundleShortVersionString") as! String
let build = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: kCFBundleVersionKey as String) as! String
or in Objective-C
NSString * version = [[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey: @"CFBundleShortVersionString"];
NSString * build = [[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey: (NSString *)kCFBundleVersionKey];
I have the following methods in a category on UIApplication
:
extension UIApplication {
static var appVersion: String {
return Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CFBundleShortVersionString") as! String
}
static var appBuild: String {
return Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: kCFBundleVersionKey as String) as! String
}
static var versionBuild: String {
let version = appVersion, build = appBuild
return version == build ? "v\(version)" : "v\(version)(\(build))"
}
}
Gist: https://gist.github.com/ashleymills/6ec9fce6d7ec2a11af9b
Here's the equivalent in Objective-C:
+ (NSString *) appVersion
{
return [[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey: @"CFBundleShortVersionString"];
}
+ (NSString *) build
{
return [[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey: (NSString *)kCFBundleVersionKey];
}
+ (NSString *) versionBuild
{
NSString * version = [self appVersion];
NSString * build = [self build];
NSString * versionBuild = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"v%@", version];
if (![version isEqualToString: build]) {
versionBuild = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%@(%@)", versionBuild, build];
}
return versionBuild;
}
Gist: https://gist.github.com/ashleymills/c37efb46c9dbef73d5dd
Here's what worked on Xcode 8, Swift 3:
let gAppVersion = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CFBundleShortVersionString") ?? "0"
let gAppBuild = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CFBundleVersion") ?? "0"
print("Version: \(gAppVersion)")
print("Build: \(gAppBuild)")
In Objective C:
1)For getting App version you have to use a:
NSString *version = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary] objectForKey:@"CFBundleShortVersionString"];
2)For getting Build version you have to use a:
NSString *buildVersion = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary] objectForKey:@"CFBundleVersion"];