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DeviceCapability (feature extensions schema for Windows 8.1)

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Declares a device capability required by a package.

Element hierarchy

<DeviceCapability>

Syntax

<DeviceCapability Name = A string between 1 and 50 characters in length or a GUID in the form xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx. >

  <!-- Child elements -->
  Device{1,100}

</DeviceCapability>

Key

{}   specific range of occurrences

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Name

The name of the device capability, either specified as a friendly name or a device interface class GUID.

 A string between 1 and 50 characters in length or a GUID in the form xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx. Yes

 

Child Elements

Child Element Description
Device

Declares a function for a device that is associated with the DeviceCapability .

 

Parent Elements

This outermost (document) element may not be contained by any other elements.

Remarks

This table lists device capabilities by name that are supported starting with the app package manifest for Windows 8.1 apps.

Device capability Description
appointments Provides access to the user's appointment store.
contacts Provides access to the aggregated view of the contacts from various contacts stores.

 

For info about device capabilities that are supported starting with the app package manifest for Windows 8 UWP apps, see DeviceCapability.

For more info about capability declarations, see App capability declarations.

Requirements

Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2013/manifest