Argument Element for HostedProvider/Arguments (ADF)

Provides a location to define a single initialization argument for a hosted event provider.

Syntax

<Providers>
    <HostedProvider>
        ...
        <Arguments>
            <Argument>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	None.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Required one or more times per Arguments element.
Updates	Can be added and deleted when updating the application.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	Arguments Element for HostedProvider (ADF)
Child elements	Name Element for HostedProvider/Arguments/Argument (ADF) Value Element for HostedProvider/Arguments/Argument (ADF)

Remarks

Each hosted event provider may use required and optional arguments. For example, the standard file system watcher event provider requires three arguments (such as WatchDirectory) and has four optional arguments. If you are using a standard event provider, arguments are described in the Standard Event Providers section. If you are using a custom event provider, the provider should include documentation about its arguments.

Example

The following example shows an Argument element. It sets the value for an argument passed in to a hosted event provider.

<Argument>
    <Name>PickupFile</Name>
    <Value>C:\EventInput\events.txt</Value>
</Argument>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Other Resources

Defining Hosted Event Providers
Updating Instances and Applications

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