how-to get the name of the current project and class

[Mark Kamoski]

Hi Everyone--

Please help.

How can one get the name of the current project and the current class?

This is the situation.

Suppose there is a project called "P1".

Now, suppose that in the P1 project there is a class called "C1".

Now, suppose that in the C1 class there is a method called "M1".

Now, suppose that code is executing in M1 and one wants to grab the name of
current the project and the name of the current class and read them into
variables.

How can this be done?

(As a bonus, it would also be GREAT if one could grab the name of the
current method too, but I was once told this cannot be done; but, I don't
believe it.)

Any help is appreciated.

(Please note that I am looking in the help files under Reflection, but I
have not found it yet.)

Thank you.

--Mark

[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Mark,

You can find out about the routine that you're in as well as all its
callers.

Public Function MeAndMyCaller As String
Dim CurrentStack As New System.Diagnost ics.StackTrace( )
Dim Myself As String = CurrentStack.Ge tFrame(0).GetMe thod.Name
Dim MyCaller As String = CurrentStack.Ge tFrame(1).GetMe thod.Name
Return "In " & Myself & vbCrLf & "Called by " & MyCaller
End Function

This can be very handy if you want a generalised error routine because it
can get the name of the caller (which would be where the error occurred).

Regards,
Fergus

[Mark Kamoski]

Herfried--

Thank you for the reply.

Regarding getting the project name...

Unfortunately, that call yields a lot of other "junk" that is not needed in
this case.

All that is needed is the project name itself.
That is, it is good, but it is TOO much.

Note the following...
...this...

Response.Write( "System.Reflect ion.Assembly.Ge tExecutingAssem bly.FullName =
" & System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly.FullName)

....yields...

System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly.FullName =
TestVBGeneral20 030818, Version=1.0.134 2.16137, Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= null

....and this...

Response.Write( "Me.GetType.Ass embly.GetExecut ingAssembly.Ful lName() = " &
Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly.Full Name())

....yields...

Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly.Full Name() =
TestVBGeneral20 030818, Version=1.0.134 2.16137, Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= null
....any ideas how I can get JUST the project name, (of course, without
having to parse the string)?


"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi*******@m.ac tivevb.de> wrote in message
news:ez******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...
Hello,

"Mark Kamoski" <mk******@yahoo .com> schrieb:

Now, suppose that in the P1 project there is a class called "C1".
You can get the name of the assembly:

\\\
MsgBox(System.R eflection.Assem bly.GetExecutin gAssembly.FullN ame)
///
(As a bonus, it would also be GREAT if one could grab the name of the
current method too, but I was once told this cannot be done; but, I don't
believe it.)

\\\
MsgBox(System.R eflection.Metho dBase.GetCurren tMethod().Name)
///

HTH,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"MS News (MS ILM)" <sq***********@ hotmail.com> schrieb:

CType(System.R eflection.Metho dBase.GetCurren tMethod(), MethodInfo)

Why not use 'DirectCast' instead of 'CType'?

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

[MS News \(MS ILM\)]

you are right

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi*******@m.ac tivevb.de> wrote in message
news:OZ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...

"MS News (MS ILM)" <sq***********@ hotmail.com> schrieb:

CType(System.R eflection.Metho dBase.GetCurren tMethod(), MethodInfo)

Why not use 'DirectCast' instead of 'CType'?

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

[MS News \(MS ILM\)]

Get name of project

system.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly.FullName.Spl it(",",3)(0)

"Mark Kamoski" <mk******@yahoo .com> wrote in message news:uR******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..

Herfried--

Thank you for the reply.

Regarding getting the project name...

Unfortunately, that call yields a lot of other "junk" that is not needed in
this case.

All that is needed is the project name itself.


That is, it is good, but it is TOO much.

Note the following...


..this...

Response.Write( "System.Reflect ion.Assembly.Ge tExecutingAssem bly.FullName =
" & System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly.FullName)

...yields...

System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly.FullName =
TestVBGeneral20 030818, Version=1.0.134 2.16137, Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= null

...and this...

Response.Write( "Me.GetType.Ass embly.GetExecut ingAssembly.Ful lName() = " &
Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly.Full Name())

...yields...

Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly.Full Name() =
TestVBGeneral20 030818, Version=1.0.134 2.16137, Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= null


...any ideas how I can get JUST the project name, (of course, without
having to parse the string)?






"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi*******@m.ac tivevb.de> wrote in message
news:ez******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...
Hello,

"Mark Kamoski" <mk******@yahoo .com> schrieb:

Now, suppose that in the P1 project there is a class called "C1".

You can get the name of the assembly:

\\\
MsgBox(System.R eflection.Assem bly.GetExecutin gAssembly.FullN ame)
///

(As a bonus, it would also be GREAT if one could grab the name of the
current method too, but I was once told this cannot be done; but, I don't
believe it.)

\\\
MsgBox(System.R eflection.Metho dBase.GetCurren tMethod().Name)
///

HTH,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

[Mark Kamoski]

Everyone--

OK, thank you so much for your help.

All set except for one small thing.

The call that I am using to get the class name returns "WebForm1_a spx"
rather than "WebForm1".

I do NOT want to have to parse the string.

Is there a way to do this in one call?

Please advise.

Below is what I am using.
'Code...

'.....

'This returns the project name.

Response.Write( "ProjectNam e =
Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly().Ge tName().Name = " &
Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly().Ge tName().Name)

'This returns the class name, plus a little more. That is, it returns
"WebForm1_a spx" instead of "WebForm1".

Response.Write( "ClassName = Me.GetType.Name = " & Me.GetType().Na me)

'This returns the method name.

Response.Write( "MethodName =
System.Reflecti on.MethodBase.G etCurrentMethod ().Name = " &
System.Reflecti on.MethodBase.G etCurrentMethod ().Name)

'.....

'Output...

'ProjectName = Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly().Ge tName().Name =
TestVBGeneral20 030818

'ClassName = Me.GetType.Name = WebForm1_aspx

'MethodName = System.Reflecti on.MethodBase.G etCurrentMethod ().Name =
btnTestGetTypeO fMe01_Click()


"Mark Kamoski" <mk******@yahoo .com> wrote in message
news:uU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...
Hi Everyone--

Please help.

How can one get the name of the current project and the current class?

This is the situation.

Suppose there is a project called "P1".

Now, suppose that in the P1 project there is a class called "C1".

Now, suppose that in the C1 class there is a method called "M1".

Now, suppose that code is executing in M1 and one wants to grab the name of
current the project and the name of the current class and read them into
variables.

How can this be done?

(As a bonus, it would also be GREAT if one could grab the name of the
current method too, but I was once told this cannot be done; but, I don't
believe it.)

Any help is appreciated.

(Please note that I am looking in the help files under Reflection, but I
have not found it yet.)

Thank you.

--Mark

[Mark Kamoski]

Hi MS News--

It seems that this works too...
Response.Write( "ProjectNam e =
Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly().Ge tName().Name = " &
Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly().Ge tName().Name)

Thank you.

--Mark

"MS News (MS ILM)" <sq***********@ hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP10.phx.gbl.. .
Get name of project

system.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly.FullName.Spl it(",",3)(0)

"Mark Kamoski" <mk******@yahoo .com> wrote in message
news:uR******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..

Herfried--

Thank you for the reply.

Regarding getting the project name...

Unfortunately, that call yields a lot of other "junk" that is not needed in this case.

All that is needed is the project name itself.
That is, it is good, but it is TOO much.

Note the following...
..this...

Response.Write( "System.Reflect ion.Assembly.Ge tExecutingAssem bly.FullName = " & System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly.FullName)

...yields...

System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly.FullName =
TestVBGeneral20 030818, Version=1.0.134 2.16137, Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= null

...and this...

Response.Write( "Me.GetType.Ass embly.GetExecut ingAssembly.Ful lName() = " &
Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly.Full Name())

...yields...

Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly.Full Name() =
TestVBGeneral20 030818, Version=1.0.134 2.16137, Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= null
...any ideas how I can get JUST the project name, (of course, without
having to parse the string)?


"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi*******@m.ac tivevb.de> wrote in message
news:ez******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...
Hello,

"Mark Kamoski" <mk******@yahoo .com> schrieb:

Now, suppose that in the P1 project there is a class called "C1".

You can get the name of the assembly:

\\\
MsgBox(System.R eflection.Assem bly.GetExecutin gAssembly.FullN ame)
///

(As a bonus, it would also be GREAT if one could grab the name of the
current method too, but I was once told this cannot be done; but, I don't believe it.)

\\\
MsgBox(System.R eflection.Metho dBase.GetCurren tMethod().Name)
///

HTH,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

[MS News \(MS ILM\)]

Get class name
system.Reflecti on.MethodBase.G etCurrentMethod .DeclaringType( ).ToString()



"Mark Kamoski" <mk******@yahoo .com> wrote in message news:uR******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..

Herfried--

Thank you for the reply.

Regarding getting the project name...

Unfortunately, that call yields a lot of other "junk" that is not needed in
this case.

All that is needed is the project name itself.


That is, it is good, but it is TOO much.

Note the following...


..this...

Response.Write( "System.Reflect ion.Assembly.Ge tExecutingAssem bly.FullName =
" & System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly.FullName)

...yields...

System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly.FullName =
TestVBGeneral20 030818, Version=1.0.134 2.16137, Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= null

...and this...

Response.Write( "Me.GetType.Ass embly.GetExecut ingAssembly.Ful lName() = " &
Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly.Full Name())

...yields...

Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly.Full Name() =
TestVBGeneral20 030818, Version=1.0.134 2.16137, Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= null


...any ideas how I can get JUST the project name, (of course, without
having to parse the string)?






"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi*******@m.ac tivevb.de> wrote in message
news:ez******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...
Hello,

"Mark Kamoski" <mk******@yahoo .com> schrieb:

Now, suppose that in the P1 project there is a class called "C1".

You can get the name of the assembly:

\\\
MsgBox(System.R eflection.Assem bly.GetExecutin gAssembly.FullN ame)
///

(As a bonus, it would also be GREAT if one could grab the name of the
current method too, but I was once told this cannot be done; but, I don't
believe it.)

\\\
MsgBox(System.R eflection.Metho dBase.GetCurren tMethod().Name)
///

HTH,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

[MS News \(MS ILM\)]

Me.GetType().To String().Split( CType("_", Char))(0).ToStr ing()
"Mark Kamoski" <mk******@yahoo .com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..

Everyone--

OK, thank you so much for your help.

All set except for one small thing.

The call that I am using to get the class name returns "WebForm1_a spx"
rather than "WebForm1".

I do NOT want to have to parse the string.

Is there a way to do this in one call?

Please advise.

Below is what I am using.
'Code...

'.....

'This returns the project name.

Response.Write( "ProjectNam e =
Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly().Ge tName().Name = " &
Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly().Ge tName().Name)

'This returns the class name, plus a little more. That is, it returns
"WebForm1_a spx" instead of "WebForm1".

Response.Write( "ClassName = Me.GetType.Name = " & Me.GetType().Na me)

'This returns the method name.

Response.Write( "MethodName =
System.Reflecti on.MethodBase.G etCurrentMethod ().Name = " &
System.Reflecti on.MethodBase.G etCurrentMethod ().Name)

'.....

'Output...

'ProjectName = Me.GetType.Asse mbly.GetExecuti ngAssembly().Ge tName().Name =
TestVBGeneral20 030818

'ClassName = Me.GetType.Name = WebForm1_aspx

'MethodName = System.Reflecti on.MethodBase.G etCurrentMethod ().Name =
btnTestGetTypeO fMe01_Click()


"Mark Kamoski" <mk******@yahoo .com> wrote in message
news:uU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...
Hi Everyone--

Please help.

How can one get the name of the current project and the current class?

This is the situation.

Suppose there is a project called "P1".

Now, suppose that in the P1 project there is a class called "C1".

Now, suppose that in the C1 class there is a method called "M1".

Now, suppose that code is executing in M1 and one wants to grab the name of current the project and the name of the current class and read them into
variables.

How can this be done?

(As a bonus, it would also be GREAT if one could grab the name of the
current method too, but I was once told this cannot be done; but, I don't
believe it.)

Any help is appreciated.

(Please note that I am looking in the help files under Reflection, but I
have not found it yet.)

Thank you.

--Mark