InstallationTarget Element (VSX Schema)

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09/12/2011

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Defines a SKU that this extension can be installed into. Every SKU must install a manifest file to advertise its availability to extensions.

<InstallationTarget Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro" Version="[10.0-11.0]" />

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute	Description
Id	The package identity for a SKU, formatted as an arbitrary number of segments arranged in order of decreasing scope, for example, Company.Product.Feature.Name. Can contain only alphanumeric characters and is limited to 100 characters. The expected values are: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro Microsoft.VisualStudio.Premium Microsoft.VisualStudio.Ultimate Microsoft.VisualStudio.VWDExpress Microsoft.VisualStudio.PhoneExpress Microsoft.VisualStudio.Express My.Shell.App
Version	Specifies the minimum and maximum supported versions of this SKU. The version range notation is: [10.0 – 11.0]. A leading left square bracket means the minimum version is inclusive. A trailing right square bracket means the maximum version is inclusive. A leading left parenthesis means the minimum version is exclusive. A trailing right parenthesis means the maximum version is exclusive. A single version number selects a minimum supported version and an unbounded maximum.

The package identity for a SKU, formatted as an arbitrary number of segments arranged in order of decreasing scope, for example, Company.Product.Feature.Name. Can contain only alphanumeric characters and is limited to 100 characters.

The expected values are:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Premium
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Ultimate
Microsoft.VisualStudio.VWDExpress
Microsoft.VisualStudio.PhoneExpress
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Express
My.Shell.App

Version

Specifies the minimum and maximum supported versions of this SKU. The version range notation is: [10.0 – 11.0].

A leading left square bracket means the minimum version is inclusive.
A trailing right square bracket means the maximum version is inclusive.
A leading left parenthesis means the minimum version is exclusive.
A trailing right parenthesis means the maximum version is exclusive.
A single version number selects a minimum supported version and an unbounded maximum.

Child Elements

Element	Description
None

Parent Elements

Element	Description
InstallationTargets Element	Defines how this package can be installed and the application SKUs that it can be installed into.

Text Value

Any attributes not listed in this document are exposed to the VSIX Manifest API as a name-value pair dictionary.

If the extension is a Visual Studio system component, true; otherwise, false. By default, the value is false.

Remarks

This element is reserved for use by Microsoft only. Extensions that have the SystemComponent flag set to true cannot be uninstalled by Extension Manager.

Element Information

Namespace	https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2011
Schema Name	VSIX Manifest
Validation File	PackageManifestSchema.xsd
Can be Empty	Not applicable

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