<assembly> Element (ClickOnce Deployment)
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The top-level element for the deployment 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 the following namespaces: urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1, urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2, and 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. This attribute must be set to 1.0. |
Example
The following code example illustrates an assembly element in a deployment manifest for an application deployed using ClickOnce. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the ClickOnce Deployment Manifest topic.
<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.v1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:clickonce.v1"
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:xrml="urn:mpeg:mpeg21:2003:01-REL-R-NS"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">