Edit

Share via

PackageDependency (Windows 10)

  • Article

Declares a dependency on another package that is marked as a framework package.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Dependencies>

         <PackageDependency>

Syntax

<PackageDependency
  Name = 'A string with a value between 3 and 50 characters in length that consists of alpha-numeric, period, and dash characters.'
  Publisher = 'A string with a value between 1 and 8192 characters in length that fits the regular expression  of a distinguished name.'
  MinVersion = 'A version string in quad notation ("Major.Minor.Build.Revision"), where Major cannot be 0.'
  MaxMajorVersionTested = 'An optional number with a value between 0 and 512 characters in length.'
  uap6:Optional = 'An optional boolean value.' />

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Name The name as it appears in the Name attribute of the Identity element of the dependency package. A string with a value between 3 and 50 characters in length that consists of alpha-numeric, period, and dash characters. Yes
Publisher The publisher as it appears in the Publisher attribute of the Identity element of the dependency package. A string with a value between 1 and 8192 characters in length that fits the regular expression of a distinguished name. Yes
MinVersion The minimum version of the dependency package. A version string in quad notation (Major.Minor.Build.Revision), where Major cannot be 0. Yes
MaxMajorVersionTested The maximum version of the dependency package tested against. Used to determine whether frameworks will be staged side-by-side, and what framework gets loaded into the package graph for the package. An optional number with a value between 0 and 512 characters in length. No
uap6:Optional Indicates that a framework package dependency is optional for the app, meaning the app can be installed even if the optional framework dependencies are not installed. An optional boolean value. No false

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
Dependencies Declares other packages that a package depends on to complete its software.

Remarks

When working with package dependencies note the following:

  • A package cannot have multiple dependency declarations that have the same Name attribute.
  • If the Publisher attribute is not specified, then the dependency package must be unsigned. When a dependency package is unsigned it must also be marked as a framework package. See the Framework element.
  • The version of the dependency package must be greater than or equal to the minimum version specified by this attribute.

Examples

<Dependencies>
  <PackageDependency Name="Microsoft.WinJS.1.0"
    Publisher="CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US"
    MinVersion="1.0.0.0"/>    
</Dependencies>

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10