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uap:FileType (in uap:FileSavePicker/uap:SupportedFileTypes)

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A file type specified as its file type extension. It is unique per application in the package and is case sensitive.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <Extensions>

                   <uap:Extension>

                        <uap:ShareTarget>

                             <uap:SupportedFileTypes>

                                  <uap:FileType>

                        <uap:FileOpenPicker>

                             <uap:SupportedFileTypes>

                                  <uap:FileType>

                        <uap:FileSavePicker>

                             <uap:SupportedFileTypes>

                                  <uap:FileType>

Syntax

<uap:FileType>
  <!-- A string between 1 and 64 characters in length that must begin with a period ("."), cannot have additional periods, and cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", /, \, |, ?, or *. -->
</uap:FileType>

Attributes and elements

Attributes

None.

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
uap:SupportedFileTypes (type: CT_CharmsSupportedFileTypes) Defines the file types that the app can share.

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

Requirements

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