Description Element (VSX Schema)

Required. Provides a short description of the extension. This text appears in Extension Manager when the extension is selected.

<Description>Description of the extension</Description>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute

Description

None

Child Elements

Element

Description

None

Parent Elements

Element

Description

Identifier Element

Contains the information that uniquely identifies the extension deployment package.

Text Value

A short description of the extension. A text value is required. The maximum length for this element is one thousand characters.

Element Information

Namespace

https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2010

Schema Name

VSIX Manifest

Validation File

VSIXManifestSchema.xsd

Can be Empty

Not applicable

See Also

Other Resources

VSIX Extension Schema Reference

Visual Studio Extension Deployment