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uap:LaunchAction (in uap:AutoPlayContent) (Windows 10)

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Describes an AutoPlay content action.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <Extensions>

                   <uap:Extension>

                        <uap:AutoPlayContent>

                             <uap:LaunchAction>

Syntax

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

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Verb A unique identifier that is passed to the app when it is launched. The app can use this string to determine which AutoPlay handler triggered its launch. It is unique per application in the package and is case sensitive. A string with a value between 1 and 64 characters in length that consists of alphanumeric characters, periods (.), dashes (-), and spaces only. Yes
ActionDisplayName The name displayed to the user in the AutoPlay flyout for the handler. A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length. This string is localizable. Yes
ContentEvent The name of a content-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

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
uap:AutoPlayContent Declares an app extensibility point of type windows.autoPlayContent. The app provides the specified AutoPlay content actions.

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

Remarks

ContentEvent can be a custom event defined by the volume or one of the following well-known events:

  • HandleCDBurningOnArrival
  • HandleDVDBurningOnArrival
  • MixedContentOnArrival
  • PlayBluRayOnArrival
  • PlayCDAudioOnArrival
  • PlayDVDAudioOnArrival
  • PlayDVDMovieOnArrival
  • PlayEnhancedCDOnArrival
  • PlayEnhancedDVDOnArrival
  • PlayMusicFilesOnArrival
  • PlaySuperVideoCDMovieOnArrival
  • PlayVideoCDMovieOnArrival
  • PlayVideoFilesOnArrival
  • ShowPicturesOnArrival
  • StorageOnArrival
  • UnknownContentOnArrival

Examples

<uap:Extension
  Category="windows.autoPlayContent">
  <uap:AutoPlayContent>
    <uap:LaunchAction
      Verb="open"
      ActionDisplayName="Display"
      ContentEvent="ShowPicturesOnArrival"/>
  </uap:AutoPlayContent>
</uap:Extension>

See also

Supporting AutoPlay

Requirements

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