Identifier Element (VSX Schema)

Contains the information that uniquely identifies the associated Visual Studio extension deployment package.

<Identifier ID="Package ID">
  <AllUsers>... </AllUsers>
  <Author>... </Author>
  <Description>... </Description>
  <GettingStartedGuide>... </GettingStartedGuide>
  <Icon>... </Icon>
  <InstalledByMSI>... </InstalledByMSI>
  <License>... </License>
  <Locale>... </Locale>
  <MoreInfoUrl>... </MoreInfoUrl>
  <Name>... </Name>
  <PreviewImage>... </PreviewImage>
  <SupportedFrameworkRuntimeEdition>... </SupportedFrameworkRuntimeEdition>
  <SupportedProducts>... </SupportedProducts>
  <SystemComponent>... </SystemComponent>
  <Version>... </Version>
</Identifier>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
ID	Required. The unique identifier for the extension. This value can be the same in subsequent versions of the extension.

Child Elements

Element	Description
AllUsers Element	Optional. Boolean value that specifies to install the extension for all users instead of the current user.
Author Element	Required. Specifies the author of the extension.
Description Element	Required. Provides a short description of the extension.
GettingStartedGuide Element	Optional. Contains a link to a file or Web site that is to be opened when installation of the extension is complete. Link is a text string.
Icon Element	Optional. String that specifies an icon to represent the extension.
InstalledByMSI Element	Optional. Boolean value that specifies whether the extension uses a Windows Installer (MSI) installer.
License Element	Optional. Specifies whether a license is required, and if so, where the license file is located.
Locale Element	Required. Defines the locale of the extension.
MoreInfoUrl Element	Optional. Link to a Web site that contains additional product information. Link is a text string.
Name Element	Required. Defines the name of the extension.
PreviewImage Element	Optional. String that specifies the preview image for the extension that displays in Extension Manager.
SupportedFrameworkRuntimeEdition Element	Required. Specifies the versions of the .NET Framework common language runtime (CLR) that are supported by the extension.
SupportedProducts Element	Required. Specifies the versions and editions of Visual Studio that are supported by the extension.
SystemComponent Element	Optional. Boolean value that flags the extension as a system component.
Version Element	Required. Defines the version number of the extension.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
Vsix Element	Required. Provides the root element for a manifest that describes a Visual Studio extension deployment package.

Element Information

Namespace	https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2010
Schema Name	VSIX Manifest
Validation File	VSIXManifestSchema.xsd
Can be Empty	No

See Also

Other Resources

VSIX Extension Schema Reference

Visual Studio Extension Deployment