Android display application version name programmatically

You can get the app version from the PackageInfo class which contains all of the information collected from AndroidManifest.xml file. Check the link below for API reference to the PackageInfo class

• http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageInfo.html

Application Manifest file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.as400samplecode"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="2.1.3" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="16"
        android:targetSdkVersion="17" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name="com.as400samplecode.MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

Android Screen Layout

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" 
    android:padding="5dp">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/versionName"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        android:text="What Version?"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/versionName"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        android:text="@string/copyright"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
    
</RelativeLayout>

Android Main Activity

package com.as400samplecode;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        
        PackageInfo pInfo = null;
  try {
   pInfo = getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(getPackageName(), 0);
  } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
   e.printStackTrace();
  }
  String version = pInfo.versionName;
  TextView versionText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.versionName);
  versionText.setText("Version: " + version);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
        return true;
    }
    
}