ASP.NET MVC: How to obtain assembly information from HtmlHelper instance?

Question

I have an HtmlHelper extension method in an assembly separate from my MVC application assembly. Within the extension method I would like to get the version number of the MVC app

Answer 1

Just search for the assembly which should be the source for your version number

AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies().Where(a => a.GetName().Name.Equals("MyDll")).First().GetName().Version.ToString();