<assembly> Element (ClickOnce Application)
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Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
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The top-level element for the application manifest.
Syntax
<assembly
manifestVersion
/>
Elements and attributes
The assembly element is the root element and is required. Its first contained element must be an assemblyIdentity element. The manifest elements must be in one of the following namespaces:
urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1
urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2
http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#
Child elements of the assembly must also be in these namespaces, by inheritance or by tagging.
The assembly element has the following attribute.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
manifestVersion |
Required. The manifestVersion attribute must be set to 1.0. |
Example
The following code example illustrates an assembly element in an application manifest for a ClickOnce application. This code example is part of a larger example provided in ClickOnce application manifest.
<asmv1:assembly
xsi:schemaLocation="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1 assembly.adaptive.xsd"
manifestVersion="1.0"
xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3"
xmlns:dsig=http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#
xmlns:co.v2="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:clickonce.v2"
xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2"
xmlns:asmv1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1"
xmlns:asmv2="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2"
xmlns:xsi=http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance
xmlns:co.v1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:clickonce.v1">