I figure that it is about time that I started using my Blog as a place where others can perhaps learn something about programming with Visual Basic and Visual Basic.NET. So here goes.
My, Oh My
Having installed Visual Studio 2005 on my computer the other day I took the plunge and looked at some of the new features. One of the first things I came across was the My Namespace. Oh what a difference from VB6. Gathering information about your computer, User, Application and so much more is now very simple.
Gone is the day of needing line after line of code to get the Operating System of a Computer. One line of code is all thanks to the My Namespace.
My.Computer.Info.OSFullName.ToString
That’s it. It almost makes life too easy.
Want to know the OS version? One line.
My.Computer.Info.OSVersion.ToString
Also at your fingertips is the amount of Total Physical and Virtual Memory as well as Available Physical and Virutal Memory.
Need to know how big the Users Screen is?
My.Computer.Screen.Bounds.Size.ToString
returns the screen size/resolution.
Have you ever written a Program where you needed to run different code or give certain privlidges based on if the User is a System Administrator or not? Easy Peasy.
If My.User.IsInRole(ApplicationServices.BuiltInRole.Administrator) = True Then
‘ Admin code here
Else
‘ Pleb code here
End If
Also in the My Namespace you can find out all the information about your Application. The AssemblyName, DirectoryPath, ProductName and Title just to name a few. One of the neat things that I saw in Application.Info was Copyright.
My.Application.Info.Copyright.ToString
Will show you a line like:
Copyright © [Company Name] [Year]
I know that this just scratched the surface of the My Namespace. I know that I will be getting plenty of use from it and will dig down deeper to see what other interesting aspects I find.