Cordova AppVersion plugin
Reads the version of your app from the target build settings.
Installation
With cordova-cli
If you are using cordova-cli, install with:
cordova plugin add mp-cordova-plugin-app-version
With plugman
With a plain plugman, you should be able to install with something like:
plugman --platform <ios|android> --project <directory> --plugin https://github.com/Code1Tech/cordova-plugin-app-version.git
Manually in iOS
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Manually in Android
TODO: Write these instructions
Use from Javascript
If you are using jQuery or AngularJS, promise style is supported. Use something like:
cordova.getAppVersion.getVersionNumber().then(function (version) {
$('.version').text(version);
});
If not, pass a callback function:
cordova.getAppVersion.getVersionNumber(function (version) {
alert(version);
});
In addition to the version number you can also retrieve other details about your application:
getAppName
Returns the name of the app. E.g. "My Awesome App"
getPackageName
Returns the package name of the app - the reversed domain name app identifier like com.example.myawesomeapp
getVersionCode
Returns the build identifier of the app
getVersionNumber
Returns the version number of the app
## Credits
Written by Robert (Jamie) Munro at White October
Various others have contributed fixes and new features. See the CHANGELOG.md for details.
Original code based on the following Stack Overflow posts: