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//Namespace Reference
using System;
using System.Reflection;

/// <summary>
/// method to retrieve the version of a specified component
/// using reflection
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">
/// Component to retrieve the version for
/// </param>
/// <returns></returns>
public Hashtable RetrieveComponentVersion(Type type)
{
    //HashTable instance to hold version number
    Hashtable version = new Hashtable();
    try
    {
        type = Type.GetType("System.Int32");
        //retrieve the component (type)
        Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetAssembly(type);
        //get the name of the assembly (component)
        AssemblyName name = assembly.GetName();
        //create an instance of the Version object
        Version ver = name.Version;
        //now add version info to HashTable
        version.Add("Component: ",name);
        version.Add("Version: ", ver);
        version.Add("Major: ", ver.Major);
        version.Add("Minor: ", ver.Minor);
        version.Add("Build: ", ver.Build);
        version.Add("Revision: ", ver.Revision);
    }
    catch(ReflectionTypeLoadException ex)
    {
        version=null;
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
        version=null;
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
    }
    return version;
}