The Microsoft Web Platform Installer provides a set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). The classes in the Microsoft.Web.PlatformInstaller provide programmatic access to the Web Platform Installer user interface, packages, installers, and associated feeds, group, and other objects.

The pages in this section are intended to serve as a reference to the types and type members associated with the Web Platform Installer.

Classes

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	Class	Description
	DeclaredParameter	Represents a named parameter to an Web Deployment package.
	Feed	Represents a Web Platform Installer feed.
	Group	Represents a group of products.
	GroupTab	Represents a graphical user interface tab for a group of products.
	InstallCommand	Represents a single command in an installation package.
	Installer	Represents an installation action for a given product.
	InstallerContext	Represents the context for a given installer.
	InstallerFile	Represents an installer file.
	InstallManager	Manages the installation configuration and installation process.
	InstallReturnCode	Represents the status returned by an installation action.
	InstallStatusEventArgs	Represents an event argument provided when an installation status event is fired.
	Keyword	Represents a keyword for the web platform installer.
	KeywordTab	Represents a user interface tab that displays products associated with a given set of keywords.
	Language	Represents a language.
	Logging	Provides logging and tracing functionality for the Web Platform Installer.
	MSDeployPackage	Represents a deployment package that contains configuration needed to install a set of products.
	Pillar	Represents a top-level product with one or more associated or otherwise recommended products to install.
	PillarTab	Represents a user interface tab to manage pillars.
	PreferenceSettings	Represents the user preferences for the Web Platform Installer.
	Product	Represents a single product.
	ProductManager	Manages access to product feeds and associated language resources.
	QuickStartGroup	Represents a group of products to install to get started quickly.
	RelatedProduct	Represents a product that is related to another product.
	Tab	Represents a base class for Web Platform Installer tabs.
	Terms	Represents the terms that dictate the use of the software to be installed by Web Platform Installer.
	UpdateAvailableEventArgs	Represents an event fired when an installer update is available.

Enumerations

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	Enumeration	Description
	Architecture	Represents an enumeration of instruction set architectures.
	DatabaseProvider	Represents an enumeration of database providers supported natively by the Web Platform Installer.
	InstallationState	Represents the various states of an installer.
	InstallReturnCodeStatus	Represents the valid return codes from an installation procedure.