CustomExtension Element (VSX Schema)

Specifies a custom extension to install and specifies its type.

<CustomExtension Type="Company.Product.Type">Path\File.ext</CustomExtension>
<CustomExtension Type="Company.Product.Type">Path\Directory</CustomExtension>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute	Description
Type	Required. The type name of the custom extension. We recommend the use of fully qualified type names to ensure uniqueness.

Child Elements

Element	Description
None

Parent Elements

Element	Description
Content Element	Contains references to the installable components of the VSIX package.

Text Value

A relative path to a file of the specified type, or a path to a directory that contains a file of the specified type.

Element Information

Namespace	https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2010
Schema Name	VSIX Manifest
Validation File	VSIXManifestSchema.xsd
Can be Empty	Not applicable

See Also

Other Resources

VSIX Extension Schema Reference

Visual Studio Extension Deployment