[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: Version RCP in About

[RacerNewbie <racernewbie@xxxxxxxxx>]

In your main plugin (e.g., the one with the Application class), you need 
a couple of extensions defined, as follows:

   <extension
         id="application"
         point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications">
      <application>
         <run
               class="<yourPackageName>.Application">
         </run>
      </application>
   </extension>


   <extension
         id="product"
         point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.products">
      <product
            application="<your application ID>"
            name="MY RCP program">
         <property
               name="aboutText"
               value="%aboutText"/>
         <property
               name="aboutImage"
               value="about_screen.gif"/>
      </product>
   </extension>

You can include other properties in this second extension, 
preference.ini location, etc.

Then wind up a 'plugin.properties' in this plugin with your About text 
that looks like:

aboutText=\n\nMy RCP Application Name\n\
Version: 2.0.23\n\n\
My RCP application will slice bread, make coffee\n\
and is good for the environment.\n\
\n\
(c) Copyright For The Greater Good\
All Rights Reserved.\n

David wrote:
> Hi,
> I try to get the verion of my RCP product in order to display it in the 
> Help->About data. I think I have to use a key but I don't know which.
>
> How can I get it?
>
> Thx,
> David.