ContentFormatter Element (ADF)

Specifies the content formatter used by the associated notification class.

Syntax

<NotificationClasses>
    <NotificationClass>
        ...
        <ContentFormatter>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type	None.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Required once per NotificationClass element.
Updates	Cannot be added or deleted.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	NotificationClass Element (ADF)
Child elements	ClassName Element for ContentFormatter (ADF) AssemblyName Element for ContentFormatter (ADF) Arguments Element for ContentFormatter (ADF)

Remarks

Each notification class has one content formatter. The content formatter can perform different formatting based on notification field values.

The built-in XSLT content formatter can use different XSLT files based on the notification's subscriber device and locale. For more information about the standard XSLT content formatter, see XSLT Content Formatter.

Example

The following example shows ContentFormatter elements. The Stock.StockFormatter class provides the content formatting functionality, and is implemented in the StockFormat.dll assembly. The content formatter takes a single argument that tells it to display the content in HTML format.

<ContentFormatter>
    <ClassName>Stock.StockFormatter</ClassName>
    <AssemblyName>C:\CustomCFs\StockFormat.dll<AssemblyName>
    <Arguments>
        <Argument>
            <Name>OutputHTML</Name>
            <Value>true</Value>
        </Argument>
    </Arguments>
</ContentFormatter>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Other Resources

Configuring Content Formatters
Updating Instances and Applications

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance