How to dynamically query my VSCode extension version from the extension code?

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I'm writing an extension for VSCode. I would like to get the runtime version of the extension from its own code. Is there a way to do that?

I found VSCode.extensions.getExtension('myExtensionId').packageJSON but I don't know what to do with that.

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You can get the version in the activate function:

context.extension.packageJSON.version

where context is the ExtensionContext parameter from the activate function

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When the extension is activated, the current extension context is passed as argument. You may use the context.extensionPath instead of hardcoded extension id string 'publisher.myExtensionId'.

import * as Path from 'path';
import * as fs from 'fs';

export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
    var extensionPath = Path.join(context.extensionPath, "package.json");
    var packageFile = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(extensionPath, 'utf8'));

    if (packageFile) {
        console.log(packageFile.version);
    }

//......... rest

}
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