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uap17:PackageDependency

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Description

Declares other packages that a package depends on. This dependency can be specified as required for both install time and runtime or just install time but not runtime.

Element Hierarchy

<Package>
<Extensions>
<uap17:PackageDependency>

Syntax

<uap17:PackageDependency     Type? = "install" | "installAndRuntime"
    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? = Unsigned short.
    uap6:Optional? = Boolean.
></uap17:PackageDependency>

Key

?   optional (zero or one)

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required
Type If set to "install" the package dependency is only required at install time. If set to "installAndRuntime" the package dependency is required for both install and runtime. One of the following values: "install" , "installAndRuntime" No
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. Boolean. No

Requirements

Prefix Value
uap17 http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/17
uap6 http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/6