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uap:LaunchAction (uap:AutoPlayDevice) (Windows 10)

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Describes an AutoPlay device action.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <Extensions>

                   <uap:Extension>

                        <uap:AutoPlayDevice>

                             <uap:LaunchAction>

Syntax

<uap:LaunchAction
  Verb = 'A string between 1 and 64 characters in length that consists of letters, periods, dashes, and spaces only.'
  ActionDisplayName = 'A string between 1 and 256 characters in length. This string is localizable.' 
  DeviceEvent = 'A string between 1 and 255 characters in length. Backward slashes ('\') are not allowed.'
  Verb = 'A string with a value between 1 and 64 characters in length that consists of letters, periods, dashes, and spaces only.'
/>

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
ActionDisplayName The name displayed to the user in the AutoPlay flyout for the handler. This string is localizable. A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length. Yes
DeviceEvent The name of a device-related event that the extensibility point handles. For more info, see Remarks. A string with a value between 1 and 255 characters in length. Backward slashes (\) are not allowed. Yes
Verb A unique identifier passed to the app when it's launched. The app uses this string to determine which AutoPlay handler triggered its launch. It's unique per app in the package and is case sensitive. A string with a value between 1 and 64 characters in length that consists of letters, periods, dashes, and spaces only. Yes

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
uap:AutoPlayDevice Declares an app extensibility point of type windows.autoPlayDevice. The app provides the specified AutoPlay device actions.

The following elements have the same name as this one, but different content or attributes:

Remarks

ContentEvent can be a custom event defined for the device. For WPD devices, ContentEvent can be one of the following well-known events:

  • WPD\AudioSource
  • WPD\ImageSource
  • WPD\VideoSource

Examples

<uap:Extension Category="windows.autoPlayDevice">
  <uap:AutoPlayContent>
    <uap:LaunchAction Verb="import" ActionDisplayName="Import" ContentEvent="WPD\ImageSource"/>
  </uap:AutoPlayContent>
</uap:Extension>

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10
Minimum OS Version Windows 10 version 1511 (Build 10586)